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Abdominal CT showing left renal artery injury. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) represents 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury. [3] Seventy-five percent of BAT occurs in motor vehicle crashes, [4] in which rapid deceleration may propel the driver into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seatbelt, [5] causing contusions in less serious cases, or rupture of internal ...
Spleen is the most common cause of massive bleeding in blunt abdominal trauma to a solid organ. Spleen is the most commonly injured organ. A laceration of the spleen may be associated with hematoma. [13] Because of the spleen's ability to bleed profusely, a ruptured spleen can be life-threatening, resulting in shock.
Blunt trauma injuries are caused by the forceful impact of an external object. Injuries from blunt trauma may cause internal bleeding and bruising from ruptured capillaries beneath the skin, abrasion from scraping against the superficial epidermis, lacerated tears on the skin or internal organs, or bone fractures.
Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. [1] There are many causes of major trauma, blunt and penetrating, including falls, motor vehicle collisions, stabbing wounds, and gunshot wounds. Depending on the severity of injury, quickness of management, and transportation to an appropriate medical ...
Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is a condition in which the heart has ceased to beat due to blunt or penetrating trauma, such as a stab wound to the thoracic area. [1] It is a medical emergency which will always result in death without prompt advanced medical care. Even with prompt medical intervention, survival without neurological ...
Injury to the diaphragm is reported to be present in 8% of cases of blunt chest trauma. [7] In cases of blunt trauma, vehicle accidents and falls are the most common causes. [6] Penetrating trauma has been reported to cause 12.3–20% of cases, but it has also been proposed as a more common cause than blunt trauma; discrepancies could be due to ...
Tracheobronchial injury. Tracheobronchial injury is damage to the tracheobronchial tree (the airway structure involving the trachea and bronchi). [2] It can result from blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck or chest, [3] inhalation of harmful fumes or smoke, or aspiration of liquids or objects. [4]
Emergency medicine. A liver injury, also known as liver laceration, is some form of trauma sustained to the liver. This can occur through either a blunt force such as a car accident, or a penetrating foreign object such as a knife. [1] Liver injuries constitute 5% of all traumas, making it the most common abdominal injury. [2]