Citation

Cheng PL, Lee YK, Tsai TY. Ann. Emerg. Med. 2023; 82(3): e89-e90.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.008

PMID

37596027

Abstract

A 52-year-old multiparous woman presented to the emergency department after a scooter vehicle collision. On physical examination, she was drowsy, with respiratory distress, and had hypotension with a blood pressure of 62/45 mmHg. The patient was immediately intubated, and treated with fluid resuscitation and an emergency blood transfusion. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) was performed (Figure 1 and Video 1), and the diagnosis was confirmed using contrast-enhanced computed tomography...

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