Case Study: Correlation between the Seat Belt Sign and Positive Abdominal Computed Tomography Findings in Pediatric Trauma Patients∗
| Autor: | Todd Kihara, James W. Klena, Cyndy Graves |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Poison control equipment and supplies medicine.disease law.invention Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Blunt law Laparotomy Injury prevention Seat belt medicine Abdomen business human activities Pediatric trauma Sign (mathematics) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Crash Prevention and Injury Control. 1:63-66 |
| ISSN: | 1028-6586 |
| Popis: | The seat belt sign is a cutaneous injury caused by a restraint during deceleration. The findings reveal that the presence of a seat belt sign during physical exam was correlated with computer tomography findings and the presence of a blunt intestinal injury requiring operative intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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