II. Causes: Single Car Accident (6 S's Mnemonic)
- Seizure
- Syncope
- Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
- Suicide
- Sleep
- Sauce (Alcohol Intoxication)
III. Mechanism: Frontal Impact MVA
- Signs at accident scene
- Bent steering wheel
- Knee impact on dash
- Bull's-eye impression in windshield
- Associated Injuries
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Anterior Flail Chest
- Myocardial Contusion
- Pneumothorax
- Traumatic Aortic Rupture or transection
- Spleen or liver Fracture
- Hip or Knee Dislocation
IV. Mechanism: Side Impact MVA
- Contralateral Neck Sprain
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Pneumothorax
- Lateral Flail Chest
- Spleen or Liver Fracture
- Traumatic Aortic Rupture
- Diaphragmatic Rupture
- Pelvic Fracture or acetabulum Fracture
V. Mechanism: Rear Impact MVA
VI. Mechanism: Ejection from Vehicle
- Significantly increased risk of multiple injury
- Significantly increased mortality
VII. Mechanism: Motor vehicle-pedestrian: Injury triad
- Step 1: Bumper impact
- Lower extremity Fracture
- Step 2: Hood or Windscreen impact
- Thoracic or Abdominal Injury
- Step 3: Ground impact
VIII. Associated Conditions
IX. Prevention
- See Automobile Safety
- See Adult Safety Belt
- See Child Safety Seat
X. References
- (2012) ATLS Manual, 9th ed, American College of Surgeons
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| Concepts | Event (T051) |
| ICD9 | E810-E819.9 |
| ICD10 | V89.2 |
| SnomedCT | 269760005, 214137007, 214639006, 157809007, 214031005, 127348004, 418399005 |
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| Spanish | accidente de tránsito de vehículo de motor (evento), accidente de vehículo de motor, accidente vehicular (evento), accidente vehicular, Accidente de vehiculo a motor, accidente de tránsito de vehículo de motor (hallazgo), colisión de vehículo con motor, SAI (hallazgo), accidente de tránsito de vehículo con motor, SAI (hallazgo), accidente de tránsito de vehículo con motor, SAI, colisión de vehículo con motor, SAI (evento), accidente de tránsito de vehículo con motor, SAI (evento), colisión de vehículo con motor, SAI, accidente de tránsito de vehículo de motor |
| Dutch | motorongeluk |
| French | Accident d'automobile |
| German | Motorfahrzeugunfall |
| Italian | Incidente con motoveicolo |
| Portuguese | Acidente de veículo motorizado |
| Japanese | 自動車事故, ｼﾞﾄﾞｳｼｬｼﾞｺ |
| Czech | Nehoda motorového vozidla |
| Hungarian | Gépjármű baleset |
