Emedinews :Makesure: A patient who had multiple blunt trauma on his abdomen is admitted for management.

Situation: A patient who had multiple blunt trauma on his abdomen is admitted for management.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why did you not do a peritoneal lavage?
Lesson: Make sure to perform a peritoneal lavage in patients of multiple blunt trauma to exclude peritoneal haemorrhage from ruptured abdominal organs as the peritoneal reaction is often mild and a thorough clinical examination is not possible.