Suggested Readings and Key References Initial Evaluation and Management of Abdominal Trauma Adelgais KM, Kuppermann N, Kooistra J, et al Accuracy of the abdominal examination for identifying children with blunt intra-abdominal injuries J Pediatr 2014;165:1230–1235.e5 Holmes JF, Lillis K, Monroe D, et al Identifying children at very low risk of clinically important blunt abdominal injuries Ann Emerg Med 2013;62:107– 116.e2 Schonfeld D, Lee LK Blunt abdominal trauma in children Curr Opin Pediatr 2012;24:314–318 Subcommittee on Advanced Trauma Life Support of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Committee Advanced Trauma Life Support for Doctors 9th ed Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2013 Management of Blunt Abdominal Trauma Gaines BA Intra-abdominal solid organ injury in children: diagnosis and treatment J Trauma 2009;67(2 Suppl):S135–S139 Iqbal CQ, St Peter SD, Tsao K, et al Operative vs non-operative management for blunt pancreatic transection in children: multi-institutional outcomes J Am Coll Surg 2014;218:157–162 Leeper CM, Yazer MH, Cladis FP, et al Use of uncrossmatched cold-stored whole blood in injured children with hemorrhagic shock JAMA Pediatr 2018;172:491–492 Marwan A, Harmon CM, Georgeson KE, et al Use of laparoscopy in the management of pediatric abdominal trauma J Trauma 2010;69:761–764 Wood JH, Partrick DA, Bruny JL, et al Operative vs nonoperative management of blunt pancreatic trauma in children J Pediatr Surg 2010;45:401–406 Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Adesanya AA, da Rocha-Afodu JT, Ekanem EE, et al Factors affecting mortality and morbidity in patients with abdominal gunshot wounds Injury 2000;31:397–404 Berardoni NE, Kopelman TR, O’Neill PJ, et al Use of computed tomography in the initial evaluation of anterior abdominal stab wounds Am J Surg 2011;202:690–695 Boleken ME, Cevik M, Yagiz B, et al The characteristics and outcomes of penetrating thoracic and abdominal trauma among children Pediatr Surg Int 2013;29:795–800