Vehicular trauma in pregnancy: an algorithm for diagnosis and fetal therapy.
The incidence of motor vehicle accidents resulting in trauma in pregnant women is increasing. The best chance for fetal survival is to ensure maternal survival, so awareness of the types of injuries and their presentation after vehicular trauma is of the utmost importance. An algorithm for the approach to diagnosis and fetal therapy based upon obstetrics and trauma care parameters is hereby presented to the trauma team.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects