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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 3:25:100260.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100260. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Primary abdominal Tyre blast injury: A rare case of intra-abdominal trauma

Kirsten M Larkins  1 , Nicole A Campbell  1 , Ian A Campbell  1
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Case Reports

Primary abdominal Tyre blast injury: A rare case of intra-abdominal trauma

Kirsten M Larkins et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

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Abstract

Tyre blast injuries are an infrequently encountered but important cause of significant injury. Due to their rare nature tyre blast injuries are often not recognised as major trauma and this can pose significant risk to patient.

Keywords: Blast injury; Intra-abdominal trauma; Tyre blast.

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Coronal and Sagittal CT imaging demonstrating mesenteric hematomas and intestinal injury.
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