SAQ 1639 – Paediatric abdominal trauma with FAST image

Marked out of 11.00

A nine-year-old boy is brought to the ED with abdominal pain after falling off his pushbike. He has left upper quadrant tenderness, and a FAST scan left upper quadrant image is shown below.

FAST left upper quadrant image after bicycle fall
FAST left upper quadrant image.

List the major abnormalities in this image.

(Marked out of 2.0)


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List three options for definitive management of this injury and state the clinical indication for each.

(Marked out of 6.0)


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List three limitations of FAST scanning in blunt abdominal trauma assessment.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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Total Score: 0 / 11

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