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. 2024 Apr 5;5(2):e13160.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.13160. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Two adolescents with chest pain after low-energy mechanisms

James Jim L Homme  1   2 , Katherine Katie Homme  3 , Tomas Leng  2
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Two adolescents with chest pain after low-energy mechanisms

James Jim L Homme et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: POCUS; pediatric; sternal fracture; ultrasonography.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) image demonstrating anterior sternal cortical disruption (black arrow).
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) image demonstrating the diastasis of the sternomanubrial joint (black arrow).
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