1. Seat Belt Syndrome and the Submarine Effect: A Case Report.
- Author
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Cuesta RC, Casas IM, Armenteros FJ, Argote AX, and Capitan JM
- Subjects
- Abdominal Injuries diagnostic imaging, Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Cecum injuries, Cecum surgery, Colon, Sigmoid injuries, Compartment Syndromes diagnostic imaging, Humans, Hydrodynamics, Male, Reoperation, Syndrome, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Abdominal Injuries diagnosis, Abdominal Injuries surgery, Colon, Sigmoid surgery, Compartment Syndromes diagnosis, Compartment Syndromes surgery, Seat Belts adverse effects, Submarine Medicine
- Abstract
The seatbelt sign is indicative of severe internal lesions in as many as 30% of cases. In the "submarine effect" the body slides below the belt, acting like hinge. "Seatbelt syndrome" describes the presence of the seat belt sign plus an intra-abdominal or spinal injury. We present the case of a driver in a car accident in whom severe soft tissue and visceral lesions were caused by a two-point seat-belt reproducing a complete "seatbelt syndrome"., (Celsius.)
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- 2017
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