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. 2022 Jan;64(1):e15095.
doi: 10.1111/ped.15095.

Lung ultrasound in children drowning victims in pediatric emergency department

Silvia Bloise  1 , Vanessa Martucci  1 , Alessia Marcellino  1 , Mariateresa Sanseviero  1 , Riccardo Lubrano  1
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Lung ultrasound in children drowning victims in pediatric emergency department

Silvia Bloise et al. Pediatr Int. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: children; drowning; emergency; lung ultrasound.

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(a) First lung ultrasound performed on arrival in the emergency department. The probe was placed vertically to the ribs in the right hemithorax and showed initial subpleural consolidation with lines (b) confluent in the right basal area; (b) Second lung ultrasound performed after 24 h of hospitalization. The probe was placed orizzontaly to the ribs in the left hemithorax and showed a structure consolidation in the left mid‐basal area.
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