Book contents
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Chapter 5 - Abdominal Trauma
from Section 1 - Injuries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2021
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Injuries
- Chapter 1 Head Injury
- Chapter 2 Facial Injury
- Chapter 3 Neck Injury
- Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury
- Chapter 5 Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Injury
- Chapter 7 Spinal Injuries
- Chapter 8 Burn Injuries
- Chapter 9 Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 10 Extremity Compartment Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Ballistics
- Chapter 12 Trauma in Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Pediatric Trauma
- Chapter 14 Geriatric Trauma
- Chapter 15 Disaster Medicine
- Section 2 Procedures
- Index
Summary
Traffic collisions, followed by falls, are by far the most common cause of severe blunt abdominal trauma. Solid organs, usually the spleen and liver, are the most commonly injured organs. Hollow viscus perforations are fairly uncommon (about 3% of blunt abdominal trauma), and they are often associated with seat-belts or high-speed deceleration injuries.
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- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma , pp. 102 - 135Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021