Clinical Predictors for the Selective Use of Chest Radiographs in Pediatric Blunt Trauma Evaluations

Michael A. Gittelman, Javier Gonzalez-del-Rey, Alan S. Brody, Gregg A. DiGiulio

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2003 · 25 citations · 10 references

Abstract

In pediatric trauma patients, the presence of chest tenderness, back abrasions, or an abnormal respiratory rate identified all abnormal chest radiographs.

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