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Article: Motor vehicle accidents: clinical signs can flag some injuries that are missed by ultrasound.(Obstetrics)
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- OB GYN News
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- September 1, 2004
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YOSEMITE, CALIF. -- Ultrasound will not detect every case of placental abruption in women who've had a relatively minor car accident, so physicians need to look for clinical signs such as increased uterine activity. Dr. Washington C. Hill said at a conference on obstetrics and gynecology sponsored by Symposia Medicus.
Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women, and motor vehicle accidents account for 60%-80% of all blunt trauma that occurs to pregnant women, said Dr. Hill, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital.
Pregnant women who are hit by a car when they aren't in a vehicle account for ...