Practical Summaries in Acute Care Archives – July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
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Implications of the Pan Scan in Blunt Trauma
Computed tomography (CT) imaging has been extremely valuable in the evaluation of blunt trauma patients, rapidly and reliably diagnosing life-threatening traumatic injuries. Recently there has been increased usage of whole body imaging for trauma patients at many Level 1 trauma centers around the country.