SAQ 757 – Paediatrics – infant rib fractures and suspected non-accidental injury

Marked out of 12.00

A 3-month-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother.

She reports that he rolled off a change table and landed on the side of his chest. He has been crying since the fall. The chest x-ray is shown.

Chest x-ray of an infant showing multiple healing rib fractures.
Chest x-ray

State one (1) significant finding on this chest x-ray and the most likely diagnosis.

(Marked out of 2.0)


/ 2

List five (5) physical examination findings you would specifically assess for, and give one justification for each.

(Marked out of 10.0)


/ 10

Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%

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