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Introduction
13 -15 of traumatic death are a direct result of injury
Anatomy of abdomen
Abdomen is traditionally divided into three region :
- The thoracic abdomen
- The true abdomen
- The retroperitoneal abdomen
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Thoracic abdomen
Located underneath the thin
True Abdomen
It contains intestines and the
bladder
Damage to the intestines can
result in infection, peritonitis
and shock
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Types of injuries
Blunt trauma, (have relative high rate mortality
General considerations
although penetrating injuries may be restricted to the
abdomen, blunt abdominal trauma is rarely in isolated
event
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Intervention
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Intervention
Intervention
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Summary
Scene size up for mechanism and pertinent history
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Suggested reading
Brady Basic trauma life support
Emergency care, textbook for paramedic, second
edition
Sheehys Manual of emergency care
Prehospital emergency care
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