What are the causes of abdominal injury?

What are the causes of abdominal injury?

Causes. Motor vehicle collisions are a common source of blunt abdominal trauma. Seat belts reduce the incidence of injuries such as head injury and chest injury, but present a threat to such abdominal organs as the pancreas and the intestines, which may be displaced or compressed against the spinal column.

What is the most common cause of abdominal injuries?

[11] reported motor vehicle crashes (MVCs), fall from height and assaults to be the most common causes of blunt abdominal trauma. The penetrating trauma is mainly caused by gunshot, stab, and other objects that enter the peritoneal cavity.

How do you manage abdominal injuries?

Treatment

1. Loosen clothing.
2. Lay casualty down.
3. Elevate legs or bend knees or place in the fetal position.
4. NIL BY MOUTH.
5. Seek medical advice.
6. If the casualty is more comfortable they may lay in the lateral position with their legs flexed.

How can abdominal injuries be prevented?

What is included in patient education for the prevention of blunt abdominal trauma?

1. Wear lap belts in conjunction with shoulder restraints.
2. Adjust lap belts so that they fit snugly, and place them across the lower abdomen and below the iliac crests.

What is intra abdominal injury?

Intra-abdominal injuries include small intestinal perforation, duodenal or jejunal hematoma, adrenal hemorrhage, pancreatic laceration and pseudocyst formation, and liver laceration. Gastric, renal, splenic, and bladder injuries are uncommon.

What is the most common intra abdominal injury following a vehicular accident?

Blunt abdominal trauma usually results from motor vehicle collisions (MVCs), assaults, recreational accidents, or falls. The most commonly injured organs are the spleen, liver, retroperitoneum, small bowel, kidneys (see the image below), bladder, colorectum, diaphragm, and pancreas.

What is the most commonly injured abdominal organ?

The most commonly injured organs are the spleen, liver, retroperitoneum, small bowel, kidneys (see the image below), bladder, colorectum, diaphragm, and pancreas. Men tend to be affected slightly more often than women. Blunt abdominal trauma. Right kidney injury with blood in perirenal space.

What causes a visceral wound?

A direct blow from blunt trauma can lead to solid organ rupture and visceral damage causing haemorrhage, contamination with the visceral contents, peritonitis and associated pelvic injuries. The most common organs injured are the spleen, liver and small bowel.

What are the complications of abdominal injury?

Key Points. Complications of abdominal injuries can be acute (eg, bleeding) or delayed (eg, abscess, obstruction or ileus, delayed hematoma rupture).

What is a visceral wound?

Visceral injuries are injuries to all internal organs. Abdominal injuries are described more frequently than thoracic injuries.

What is considered abdominal trauma in pregnancy?

Blunt abdominal trauma is the leading type of traumatic injury in pregnancy, with motor vehicle crashes, falls, and assault being the most common etiologies. Several adverse outcomes can occur in pregnancy, including placental abruption, preterm labor and preterm delivery, uterine rupture, and pelvic fracture.

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