UpToDate
Official reprint from UpToDate®
www.uptodate.com ©2017 UpToDate®

Initial evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma in adults

Authors

Deborah B Diercks, MD, MSc

Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas

Samuel Clarke, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

University of California, Davis

Section Editor

Maria E Moreira, MD

Section Editor — Adult Trauma

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Residency Program Director

Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Deputy Editor

Jonathan Grayzel, MD, FAAEM

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Deputy Editor — Primary Care Sports Medicine (Adolescents and Adults)

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Peer Reviewer

Reviewers are not identified on topic reviews to preserve anonymity