Citation

Patil S, Brown TH. Emerg. Med. J. 2009; 26(5): 386.

Affiliation

Department of Anaesthetics, Morriston Hospital, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6NL, UK. drsangy@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/emj.2008.065227

PMID

19386886

Abstract

Seat belt use can decrease the mortality rate associated with road traffic accidents (RTA). However, there is an increased risk of bowel perforations among seat belt wearers, possibly as a result of improper use. A case is reported of a female passenger who presented with an abdominal wall fistula 2 weeks after a RTA.

Language: en