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True about blunt trauma abdomen are all, except:

A
Solid organ injury more common in children than adults in blunt trauma
B
Liver injuries are more common than splenic injury
C
Diaphragmatic injuries are rare
D
Intraperitoneal gas shadows are pathognomonic of bowel perforation
High-Yield Explanation
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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