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Blunt injuries to the kidney from helmets, shoulder pads, and knees are described in football, [1] and in soccer, martial arts, [2] and all-terrain vehicle crashes. A literature review of peer-reviewed articles in May 2009 demonstrated that urogenital injuries are uncommon in team and individual sports, and that most of them are low-grade injuries, cycling being the most commonly associated ...
Rhabdomyolysis complicated by acute kidney impairment in patients with traumatic injury may have a mortality rate of 20%. [4] Admission to the intensive care unit is associated with a mortality of 22% in the absence of acute kidney injury, and 59% if kidney impairment occurs. [ 10 ]
Abdominal CT showing left renal artery injury. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) represents 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury. [3] Seventy-five percent of BAT occurs in motor vehicle crashes, [4] in which rapid deceleration may propel the driver into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seatbelt, [5] causing contusions in less serious cases, or rupture of internal ...
The kidney is the most frequently injured. [1] Injuries to the kidney commonly occur after automobile or sports-related accidents. [1] A blunt force is involved in 80-85% of injuries. Major decelerations can result in vascular injuries near the kidney's hilum. Gunshots and knife wounds and fractured ribs can result in penetrating injuries to ...
Kidney injury, a common finding in children with blunt abdominal trauma, may be associated with bloody urine. [13] Kidney lacerations may be associated with urinoma or leakage of urine into the abdomen. [4] A shattered kidney is one with multiple lacerations and an associated fragmentation of the kidney tissue. [4]
Signs of trauma vary by age and person, according to SAMHSA. In adults, these can include mental health issues, relationship difficulties, physical symptoms, substance abuse, self-destructive ...
The intestines are susceptible to injury following blunt abdominal trauma. [30] The kidneys are protected by other structures in the abdomen, and most injuries to the kidney are a result of blunt trauma. [31] Kidney injuries typically cause blood in the urine. [32]
An autopsy conducted on his father Edward Goedde, later showed that he had been stabbed "approximately 50" times and suffered "broken bones, strangulation, and blunt force trauma to head, face and ...