title: Beware the boogie board: blunt abdominal trauma from bodyboarding.
abstract: Riding waves on a bodyboard (boogie board) at the beach is popular with children. Three teenagers who sustained blunt abdominal trauma during bodyboarding are described. Two suffered lacerated livers, one a lacerated spleen. Serious blunt abdominal injuries from bodyboarding mishaps have not previously been reported. The usual method of riding a bodyboard may place the rider at risk of abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
authors.forename: Kelvin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Deborah M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology