blunt abdominal trauma

The kidney is injured in approximately 10% of all significant blunt abdominal trauma.

Motor vehicle collisions are a common source of blunt abdominal trauma.

Spleen is the most common damaged organ in blunt abdominal trauma.

The most common cause of a ruptured spleen is blunt abdominal trauma, such as in traffic or sports accidents.

Recently, criteria have been defined that might allow patients with blunt abdominal trauma to be discharged safely without further evaluation.

Kidney injury, a common finding in children with blunt abdominal trauma, may be associated with bloody urine.

Blunt abdominal trauma in sports (mainly football, soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse)

Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) makes up 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury.

She was taken to Queens Medical Center and treated for "blunt abdominal trauma," according to James Morin, a spokesman for the hospital.

Laparotomy is often performed in blunt abdominal trauma, and is urgently required if an abdominal injury causes a large, potentially deadly bleed.

Secondary causes of SSC include intraductal stone disease, surgical or blunt abdominal trauma, intra-arterial chemotherapy, and recurrent pancreatitis.

An ITP patient with an extremely low count is vulnerable to internal bleeding caused by blunt abdominal trauma, as might be experienced in a motor vehicle crash.

When blunt abdominal trauma is complicated by 'internal injury', the liver and spleen (see blunt splenic trauma) are most frequently involved, followed by the small intestine.

Wittmann DH, Schein M, editorial comment on Melcher GA, et al.: Blunt abdominal trauma.

While penetrating abdominal trauma (PAT) is usually diagnosed based on clinical signs, diagnosis of blunt abdominal trauma is more likely to be delayed or altogether missed because clinical signs are less obvious.

The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (or fast) focuses on trying to ascertain if there is internal bodily fluid in blunt abdominal trauma, in the areas between organs, which is a sign of severe internal injury.