A 22-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed RTA with severe blunt trauma to his abdomen. He is hemodynamically unstable. FAST scan is positive....

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A 22-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed RTA with severe blunt trauma to his abdomen. He is hemodynamically unstable. FAST scan is positive. Next step?

Accepted Answer

Immediate laparotomy

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Contrast-enhanced CT abdomen

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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage

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Focused clinical examination and observation

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MRI abdomen

FAST scan MCQ (SBA): Blunt abdominal trauma

A 22-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed RTA with severe blunt trauma to his abdomen. He is hemodynamically unstable. FAST scan is positive. Next step?