Firework-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and permanent disability in children and young adults. Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) suggests firework-related injuries are on the rise, following a long-term trend from 2008 to 2023. The pediatric population is an especially vulnerable population, representing a substantial number of emergency department visits for treatment of firework-related injuries. We performed a retrospective review using PACS to identify firework-related injuries from years 2020-2024 at our institution–a level 1 trauma center. We identified 28 cases ranging from minor to severe injuries, most commonly involving the hands, ears, and eyes. This educational exhibit will provide images of common firework-related injury patterns and accompanying hospitalization data from the cases compiled in our review. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2025 Annual Meeting , 2025

Authors: Uribe Jesus, Sura Amit

Keywords: Trauma, Multidisciplinary Education

Transabdominal ultrasound (TUS) is a fast, safe, and well-established screening modality for identifying pancreas, liver, and biliary tract pathology in the pediatric population. A subset of patients with findings that are incompletely characterized by ultrasound or who have no sonographic evidence of disease but persistent clinical suspicion may receive magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Pediatric inpatients who obtain an MRCP often experience longer inpatient stays, higher costs and delays in management. Relying on the sonographic findings or pursuing more advanced imaging as an outpatient may be a better option. To our knowledge, there have been no studies that have assessed whether inpatient MRCP performed following TUS in pediatric patients resulted in significant changes to additional inpatient treatment rendered. Our group ultimately looks to develop interdepartmental guidelines on when pursuit of an inpatient MRCP after TUS is indicated. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Nahl Daniel, Glavis-bloom Justin, Sura Amit

Keywords: MRCP, Transabdominal Ultrasound, pancreatohepatobiliary

To study the frequency of discrepancies between interpretations of radiologists at outside referring hospitals, overnight residents preliminarily interpreting imaging, and pediatric fellowship trained attending radiologists at a tertiary children’s hospital. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Glavis-bloom Justin, Nahl Daniel, Sura Amit

Keywords: Discrepancy, Second Opinion, Preliminary