title: Traumatic injuries in pregnant women: a case of motor vehicle accident for "Ground Round" discussion.
abstract: The main objective for introducing this case study is to create a platform from which the importance of road traffic related injuries and traumas can be emphasized and discussed within and across various fields of investigation. The long term goal is to entice public campaign around unmet needs for higher road safety measures to reduce primary, secondary, and tertiary risks of injuries and traumas.
  
  
  METHODS
  a 28-year-old pregnant woman with a 16-week gestational age fetus was involved in a road car crash resulting in multiple traumas. Evaluation and treatment was initiated in the local Urgent Care Unit and continued in the emergency department and operation room. Patient underwent the following procedures: laparotomy, diverting colostomy, terminating pregnancy, right calcaneal traction and long leg splint, as well as multiple irrigation-debridements. Finally, the wound was left open and the patient was admitted to Intensive Care Unit. We hope that the introduction of this case for a "Ground Round" discussion will stir up a comprehensive discussion regarding the injury and trauma related preventive measures as well as treatment approaches in cases involving pregnant women in car accidents, and will bring about a holistic overview of this issue by the experts in various fields. ‎
authors.affiliation: Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, University of Medical Sciences, Iran. ahmadiar1012@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: Taravat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fakheri
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amini-Saman
authors.forename: Omid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amanollahi
authors.forename: Mahmoudreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mordi
authors.forename: Maryam Almasi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nasrabadi
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gholipour
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.forename: Shahrzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bazargan-Hejazi
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries; D010502:Perineum / Q000293:injuries; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome