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

Kirsten M Larkins; Nicole A Campbell; Ian A Campbell

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100260

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

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

Authors

Kirsten M Larkins¹, Nicole A Campbell¹, Ian A Campbell¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Wimmera Base Hospital, 83 Baillie Street Horsham, Victoria, Australia 3400.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports