ABSTRACT
Introduction • T raum a to th e ab d o m en accounts for 10% o f the trau m atic deaths in the
U n ited States. • M o s t o f th ese a b d o m in a l in ju rie s are fro m m o to r v eh ic le a cc id e n ts , b u t
p e n e tra t in g w ounds are also co m m o n . • Blunt trauma injures solid organs m ore o ften th an ho llow organs.
