A cervical seat belt sign should not serve as a sole indicator for evaluation of the carotid artery in the absence of other pertinent signs or symptoms. In an era of cost containment, resource consumption should target appropriate populations. Follow-up is crucial as most patients are young they may. Management must take into account the other concomitant injuries. The utility of seat belt signs to predict intra-abdominal injury following motor vehicle crashes.

This patient has multiple injuries to the face, head, chest, lateralizing neurological signs, and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8. Seat belt aorta is a deadly condition, frequently associated with blunt thoracoabdominal trauma with concomitant injuries the presence of a seat belt sign or lower limb ischemia must lead to a high diagnostic suspicion. Is the Seat Belt Sign associated with serious abdominal injuries in paediatric trauma J Trauma 2009 67(1 Suppl):S346. An intimal flap with severe carotid artery stenosis was found in one of 131 patients (0.76%). Association between the seat belt sign and intra-abdominal injury in children with blunt torso trauma. Patients with the cervical seat belt sign underwent a complete physical examination and carotid duplex scan in an accredited vascular laboratory. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of carotid artery duplex scanning in patients who suffered blunt trauma to the neck with a 'seat belt sign.' The medical records of 131 consecutive patients who sustained blunt trauma to the neck from a motor vehicle accident were reviewed. Road traffic accidents (RTA) are responsible for 1.4 million deaths annually 1.This equates to 2.5 of global mortality 1.Trauma is the leading cause of death among young people and despite developments in automotive safety the road traffic mortality rate is increasing 1, 2. An impact can cause mild to severe head trauma, which can leave victims confused and shaky.

Currently a carotid duplex scan is the initial screening modality routinely used to evaluate occult extracranial carotid artery injuries secondary to blunt neck trauma.

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