When the creative miracle of pregnancy is threatened by the destructive force of trauma, an
emotional situation exists. Trauma care providers at all levels respond to the vulnerability of …

The management of the traumatized pregnant patient is, unfortunately, common in the
practice of emergency medicine. Most injuries are caused by motor vehicle crashes, but …

The appearance of a pregnant trauma patient is rare even in the busiest of trauma centers.
Management of these cases can present difficult challenges. A successful outcome for both …

Trauma in the pregnant patient represents a significant burden of injury and mortality,
though it is infrequently encountered in daily practice, approximately one in 12 women …

Abstract In the United States, trauma is the leading nonobstetric cause of maternal death.
The principal causes of trauma in pregnancy include motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults …

Each year in the United States, trauma causes a significant number of deaths and
complications in women of child-bearing age. The association of pregnancy and trauma is …

Pregnancy always must be considered when evaluating a female trauma victim of
reproductive age. When managing the pregnant trauma victim, one must optimize the well …

In like manner, parents' joy with the first news of pregnancy and their anticipation of a
newborn child can be quite a contrast to the emergency physician's confusion and anxiety …

Although pregnant trauma patients present infrequently to the emergency department (ED),
it is one of the most common contributors to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. 1–8 …

Trauma is the leading nonobstetric cause of maternal mortality. The basic tenets of trauma
evaluation and resuscitation should be applied in maternal trauma. Aggressive resuscitation …