INTESTINAL EVISCERATION RESULTING FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

Presented is the case of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) victim with hypotension and evisceration of small intestine. Vigorous resuscitation in the emergency department was required, after which a portion of small bowel was resected at laparotomy. Evisceration secondary to trauma in an MVA is a rare injury. Significant blood loss occurs. Although abdominal sepsis did not occur in our case, this is a complication for which the patient must be monitored closely.

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  American College of Emergency Physicians

  P.O. Box 61911
  Dallas, TX  United States  75261
• Authors:
  • Majernick, T G
  • West, J C
  • Snover, W
  • Brotman, S
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 633-635
• Serial:
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American College of Emergency Physicians
  • ISSN: 0196-0644
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/annals-of-emergency-medicine

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash victims; Injuries; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Hypotension; Intestinal evisceration
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452232
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 655
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM