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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... No obvious injury ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... #Spleen #Fracture ... #POCUS
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Most commonly injured ... organ in BLUNT abdominal ... trauma Grade ... Splenic #Laceration #Spleen ... #Trauma #Grading
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... No other intra-abdominal ... injury on CT scan ... No blush seen. ... #Positive #trauma
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... is seen at 9 o'clock ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
of blood in the Spleno-renal ... Spenorenal #Space #Hemorrhage ... #Blood #pocus # ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Pelvic Hematoma on POCUS
Fall w pubic ramus fracture. Pelvis FAST. Not all free fluid is simple
Pelvic Hematoma ... on POCUS Fall w ... Echogenic collection seen ... clue to pelvic injury ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
of the Liver on POCUS ... LUQ trauma case ... Has abdominal pain-left ... Subcapsular hematoma ... /splenic injury.
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... Severe abdominal ... Common injuries to spleen ... peritonitis and hemorrhagic ... with hemorrhage
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... consider intra-abdominal ... from a liver or spleen