Chest and abdominal injuries caused by seat belt wearing

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 534-535

  Greingor, J L ^a,b   Lazarus, S ^a  

^a SAU   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Blunt bowel trauma; Seat belt syndrome; Sternal fracture

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTUSION; ECCHYMOSIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEATBELT INJURY; STERNUM; THORAX INJURY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SEAT BELTS; STERNUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33744491006     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000216295.85100.ff     Document Type: Article

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