True about blunt trauma abdomen are all, except:
Correct Answer: Liver injuries are more common than splenic injury
Description: Spleen is the most common organ involved in blunt injury abdomen. Liver is the second most common organ involved in blunt injury abdomen butis more susceptible than spleen to penetrating injury Order of structures most likely to damaged in blunt abdominal trauma : spleen - liver - kidneys - intestines - abdominal wall - mesentery - pancreas - diaphragm. children have comparatively large solid organs and less subcutaneous fat & musculature, therefore they are more prone to solid organ injuries than adults.
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