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Nicole Chicoine Mooney1, Lei Wu2, Michael E Vrablik1
1University of Washington, Department of Emergency Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Abstract:
While the use of ultrasound to diagnose a fetal intracranial hemorrhage in utero is not a new concept, the emphasis of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at the initial trauma presentation of the mother to evaluate for fetal injury is novel. A review of the literature failed to reveal a single case report wherein POCUS in the workup of a pregnant trauma patient led to the diagnosis of fetal intracranial hemorrhage. This is such a case.
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