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IS THE ‘TUNNEL OF DEATH’ A SUITABLE MODALITY FOR INVESTIGATING THE SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED CHILD?
Author(s) -
Mackay Athol
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01638.x
Subject(s) - medicine , modality (human–computer interaction) , computed tomographic , dilemma , medical emergency , medical physics , surgery , computed tomography , artificial intelligence , philosophy , epistemology , computer science
Background : The child who has suffered severe physical trauma and is physiologically unstable can often present a diagnostic dilemma to the clinician in the emergency room. Methods : In an attempt to clarify the situation there is often a decision made to perform computed tomographic scanning in such children. Results : This is an extremely dangerous investigation in this situation given that the child has to have a GA as well as being unstable from the injuries. Conclusion : Ultrasound is easier, less expensive, can be performed in the emergency room and can be performed by relatively inexperienced operators with good diagnostic accuracy.