Management of moderate to severe trauma in pregnancy.
Severe trauma to an obstetric patient is truly an injury of double magnitude. While being cognizant of the fetus and its well-being, all expediency must be employed to accomplish a thorough evaluation of the injured patient and allow for the prompt employment of appropriate therapeutic measures. The best key to fetal survival is successful maternal therapy.
Lavery
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Emergency Department, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
Staten-McCormick
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D002585:Cesarean Section; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D049188:Prenatal Injuries; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*