Population Covered By The Guidance
This pathway provides guidance for imaging adult trauma patients presenting with blunt abdominal trauma. The choice of imaging depends on the haemodynamic stability of the patient.
Date Of Last Review Including Any Literature Review
This pathway was last modified in January 2012.
Date Of Next Review
This pathway will be reviewed in January 2013.
Quick User Guide
Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points.
Clicking on the PINK text box will bring up the full text.
The relative radiation level (RRL) of each imaging investigation is displayed in the pop up box.
| SYMBOL | RRL | EFFECTIVE DOSE RANGE |
 | None | 0 |
 | Minimal | < 1 millisieverts |
 | Low | 1-5mSv |
 | Medium | 5-10 mSv |
 | High | >10 mSv |
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