Blunt Injuries of Abdomen in Warangal Area An Analytical Study

Injuries to the abdominal viscera, caused by blunt trauma, are particularly common in civilian life. The blunt trauma differs from penetrating trauma, as the different organs are characteristically injured by compression from blunt straining. The solid organs such as spleen, liver, kidney, pancreas, etc., are the most vulnerable, while the hollow viscera like stomach, intestines and bladder are less likely to be involved. The outstanding features of injury to solid organ are the haemorrhage and shock, while in hollow visceral injury shock follows with the development of peritonitis. The aim of this study is to analyze the pattern of visceral injuries in blunt abdominal trauma, and find out the cause of death and preventive measures.

The present study was undertaken on 55 victims who died due to blunt abdominal injuries which were autopsied at Kakatiya Medical College mortuary Warangal during the 2012.This study shows that number deaths due to blunt abdominal trauma is more in young males than others. Major cause for this is RTA. Majority of victims shows liver injury next is spleen. Maximum number of deaths occurred within 6 hours due to haemorrhagic shock.