| Front | What is something to remember in pediatric patients regarding abdominal injury? |
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| Back | In this situation, remember that the rib cage is so flexible that the chest can be flattened alsmot to the spine before rib fractures occur; the ribs then recoil to their normal position, and the patient is left with very few outward signs that an injury has occurred. |
Tags: 28, abdominal, genitourinary, injuries
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