title: Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of skull fractures in the pediatric emergency department.
abstract: Bedside ultrasound has become a diagnostic tool that is commonly used in the emergency department. In trained hands, it can be used to diagnose multiple pathologies. In this case series, we describe the utility of ultrasound in diagnosing skull fractures in pediatric patients with scalp hematomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA. daniela.ramirez-schrempp@bmc.org
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Schrempp
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Liteplo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography