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Alturkistani Tahani,  Goldwasser Bernard,  Blumfield Einat,  Liszewski Mark,  Taragin Benjamin

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-032

1) To understand penetrating injury in pediatric patients and how the child’s body habitus is more susceptible to multi organ injury than that of adult.
2) To explain the role of computed tomography (CT) in a pediatric penetrating trauma triage algorithm.
3) To discuss optimization of CT protocols in pediatric trauma patients based on the mechanism of injury with attention to radiation dose reduction.
4) To review the imaging findings in penetrating injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
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Authors:  Alturkistani Tahani , Goldwasser Bernard , Blumfield Einat , Liszewski Mark , Taragin Benjamin

Keywords:  Trauma, Cross-sectional, penetrating trauma, Penetrating injuries, GunShot wounds