The EMRA offices will be closed for the upcoming holidays from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 until Monday, January 5, 2026. We apologize for the inconvenience.
If pediatric abdominal ultrasound is routinely and deliberately taught to EM residents, a cultural shift away from obtaining abdominal CTs in children would be the desired outcome.
Before the pandemic it was estimated that up to 10% of children visiting the ED were victims of child abuse or neglect. We must be on the lookout for these patients and have a high index of suspicion