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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 ... #Hematoma #Spleen ... #POCUS
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
Lots of blood in ... the Spleno-renal ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Positive FAST Exam Perihepatic Window

Multiple pts. with significant injuries from MVC. Young adult with femur fracture
Positive FAST Exam ... outside room-"Hang blood ... shattered/Grade V splenic ... injury. ... Ultrasound #RUQ #Trauma
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... splenic lacs/rupture ... Severe abdominal ... Common injuries to spleen ... Keep this injury
Pelvic Hematoma on POCUS
Fall w pubic ramus fracture. Pelvis FAST. Not all free fluid is simple
Echogenic collection seen ... clue to pelvic injury ... with FAST exam ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #blood
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... on our physical exam ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... from a liver or spleen