Why are children more vulnerable to blunt abdominal injury than adults? Choose all that apply?

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Children are more vulnerable to blunt abdominal injury than adults for the following reasons
1. The torsos of children are compact and has small anterior -posterior diameter this provide a smaller area and over this force injury can occur.
2. Larger viscera, especially liver and spleen, which extend below the costal margin
Less overlying fat, and weaker abdominal musculature to cushion intraabdominal structures.

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