Unrecognized fatal liver injury caused by a bicycle handlebar.
Patterned injuries often remain unrecognized by emergency department personnel. Immediate recognition of a simple, superficial patterned injury may result in prompt and possibly life-saving treatment. A fall off a bicycle with a patterned abdominal bruise should suggest potentially life-threatening trauma.
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Office of the Medical Examiner, County of Monroe, Monroe, MI, USA.
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male