Affiliation:
1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Abstract
Case Presentation: An eight-week-old infant presented to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Return of spontaneous circulation was obtained and the patient subsequently began seizing. Point-of-care ultrasound of the anterior fontanelle revealed an extra-axial fluid collection consistent with subdural hematoma (SDH).
Discussion: Abusive head trauma is still frequently missed on initial presentation. In addition to validated screening clinical prediction rules, point-of-care cranial ultrasound can be used as a noninvasive adjunct for detection of SDH related to abusive head trauma in infants with an open fontanelle.
Publisher
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subject
Emergency Nursing,Emergency Medicine
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