{"id":1410,"date":"2026-04-09T13:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkcyan-pheasant-754087.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:39:49","slug":"lasten-pehmytkudosvammat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/lasten-pehmytkudosvammat\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric soft tissue injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1410\" class=\"elementor elementor-1410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204a167 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"204a167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16886b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e16886b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-path-to-node=\"2\">Soft tissue injuries in the abdominal area of a child<\/h2><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Children are active, and during fast-paced games or sports, they can get hit in the stomach area.\u00a0<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">\u00a0<\/p><h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">Internal organ injuries usually heal without surgery<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Unlike adults, soft tissue injuries in children \u2013 such as <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">liver, spleen, or kidneys<\/b> bumps and lacerations \u2013 are almost always treated without surgery.<\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"6\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\">Treatment usually involves hospital observation, rest, and pain management. Surgical treatment is only very rarely needed.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">When are investigations necessary?<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"8\">If a child receives a blow to the abdomen (e.g. falling over a bicycle handlebar, falling, or being hit hard during a ball game), the situation can lead to internal organ damage.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">See a doctor if:<\/b><\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"10\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">The child complains of stomach pain after the procedure or the stomach is tender to the touch.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\">There is visible bruising or swelling in the abdominal area.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\">The child is unusually tired, pale, or unwell.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\">Blood appears in the urine (often indicating a kidney injury).<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">How is the injury investigated?<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"12\">A sore stomach after an injury is always a reason for a careful examination. In addition to a clinical examination by a doctor, the most important aid is:<\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"13\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ultrasound examination (US):<\/b> This is a painless and safe way for the child to check the condition of the internal organs and rule out any possible internal bleeding.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\">Sometimes blood tests and a urine sample are also considered.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><hr data-path-to-node=\"14\" \/><p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lapsen vatsan alueen pehmytkudosvammat Lapset ovat aktiivisia, ja vauhdikkaissa leikeiss\u00e4 tai urheilussa voi sattua iskuja vatsan alueelle.\u00a0 \u00a0 Sis\u00e4elinvammat paranevat yleens\u00e4 ilman leikkausta Toisin kuin aikuisilla, lasten pehmytkudosvammat \u2013 kuten maksan, pernan tai munuaisten kolhut ja repe\u00e4m\u00e4t \u2013 hoidetaan l\u00e4hes poikkeuksetta ilman leikkausta. Hoitona on yleens\u00e4 seuranta sairaalassa, lepo ja kivunhoito. Kirurgista hoitoa tarvitaan vain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1410","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1410"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1617,"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1410\/revisions\/1617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastenkirurgia.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}