title: Traumatic Femoral Artery Thrombosis Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: Femoral artery injuries are a rare complication of blunt trauma in children that require expeditious diagnosis and treatment to prevent permanent limb dysfunction. Point-of-care ultrasonography of femoral vessels is a well-established emergency physician technique for ruling out deep vein thrombosis and guiding femoral vessel catheterization. We present the first report of a pediatric emergency physician diagnosing a traumatic femoral artery thrombus using point-of-care ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: From the Emergency Department, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Charisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tessaro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*