Flashcards in Abdomincal and Genitourinary Injuries Chpt. 28 Deck (9)
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An injury in which there is a soft-tissue damage inside the body but the skin remains intact.
Closed abdominal injury
2
The displacement of organs outside of the body
Evisceration
3
The posterior region below the margin of the lower rib cage.
Flank
4
Contacting the stomach muscles to minimize the pain of abdominal movement; sign of peritonitis
Guarding
5
Structure through which materials pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters and bladder
Hollow organs
6
Left shoulder pain caused by blood in the peritoneal cavity
Kehr sign
7
An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamincation
Open abdominal injury
8
The abdominal cavity
Peritoneal cavity
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