Two cases of intestinal injuries due to seat belt without seat belt sign

Although seat belts save lives after motor vehicle accidents, they may cause different types of injuries such as abdominal wall, intra-abdominal, neck and spine or vascular injuries. Seat belt sign indicates the severity of injuries, and usually the risk of intra-abdominal injuries is high when the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Özçay, Necdet, Brosova, Iveta, Ferkodic, Martin, Özant, Ali, Arslan, Kalbim, Besim, Hasan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6232281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30443316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy298
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Sumario:Although seat belts save lives after motor vehicle accidents, they may cause different types of injuries such as abdominal wall, intra-abdominal, neck and spine or vascular injuries. Seat belt sign indicates the severity of injuries, and usually the risk of intra-abdominal injuries is high when the seat belt sign exists. Here, we present two cases of intra-abdominal injuries caused by seat belts without seat belt sign.

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