Seat-belt Injuries

Hamilton, James B.

doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5629.485

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“…After the initial description of the seat‐belt sign, numerous case reports of its association with specific injuries were published 7–15 …”

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“…After the initial description of the seat-belt sign, numerous case reports of its association with specific injuries were published. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] This has allowed the description of the spectrum of injuries seen in seat-belt wearing patients following motor vehicle accidents but not the prevalence of the seat-belt sign in injured patients. Case series of belted versus unbelted patients have been published, documenting the spectrum of abdominal and other injuries.…”

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Abdominal injury and the seat‐belt sign

2001

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Objective: To report on: 1. Prevalence of seat‐belt sign in motor vehicle accident victims with abdominal injuries; 2. Prevalence of intestinal injuries in patients with seat‐belt sign; and 3. Spectrum of abdominal injuries in a population with high usage of three‐point restraints. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted in an adult tertiary‐referral hospital from January 1992 to August 1998. Patients were identified from International Classification of Disease‐9 codes for abdominal wall and intra‐abdominal injuries. Results: The seat‐belt sign was present in 60/99. The proportion of intestinal injuries in patients with and without seat‐belt sign were 9/60 and 0/39, respectively (P = 0.01). In the 25 patients with intra‐abdominal injuries, there were 10 hepatic, 8 splenic, 9 intestinal and 4 retroperitoneal injuries. Conclusion: The seat‐belt sign is indicative of an increased risk of intestinal injury, which is difficult to detect with no single test providing reliable diagnosis. Other intra‐abdominal and retroperitoneal injuries may also occur, which are more readily diagnosed on computed tomography scan or focused abdominal utlrasound when available, but are no more frequent in patients with the seat‐belt sign than those without.

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“…After the initial description of the seat‐belt sign, numerous case reports of its association with specific injuries were published 7–15 …”

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confidence: 99%

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Abdominal injury and the seat‐belt sign

2001

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“…The use of seat belts has increased significantly in the last two decades, leading to a decrease in mortality from road traffic accidents (RTA). While a seat belt of good design and properly worn will prevent the occupants of a car being flung violently against the steering wheel, dashboard, or wind- screen, the force applied to the body by the restraining effect of the belt is considerable and increase the chance of intra-abdominal injuries [1] . The use of seat belts is associated with a unique injury profile collectively termed “the seat belt syndrome”.…”

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Seat belt syndrome: Delayed or missed intestinal injuries, a case report and review of literature

Al-Ozaibi

Adnan

Hassan

et al. 2016

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…Emergency laparotomy was performed. [7][8][9] Two perforations were found in jejunum (Figure 1) and peritonitis.…”

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Seat belt syndrome: a case report

Nigam

2021

Int Surg J

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Seat belt syndrome happens when a car meets an accident and person sitting in the car with seat belt on gets abdominal injuries typically, seat belt mark with intestinal injuries and factures of ribs and lumber spine. The abdominal injuries are usually intestinal perforations. Doctor seeing the motor vehicle accident must keep in mind seat belt syndrome while examining. As the traffic rules are getting enforced strictly in developing countries we are seeing seat belt syndrome cases in these countries more and more. We presented here a case of seat belt syndrome in 35 years old women.

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Seat-belt Injuries

Cited by 31 publications

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Abdominal injury and the seat‐belt sign

Abdominal injury and the seat‐belt sign

Seat belt syndrome: Delayed or missed intestinal injuries, a case report and review of literature

Seat belt syndrome: a case report

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