Emergency Care & Transp. 10th Edition 2011 Jones & Bartlett
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| closed abdominal injury | An injury in which there is soft-tissue damage inside the body but the skin remains intact.
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| evisceration | The displacement of organs outside of the body.
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| flank | The posterior region below the margin of the lower rib cage.
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| guarding | Involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) of the abdominal wall in an effort to protect an inflamed abdomen; a sign of peritonitis.
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| hollow organs | Structures through which materials pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters, and bladder.
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| Kehr sign | Left shoulder pain caused by blood in the peritoneal cavity.
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| open abdominal injury | An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination.
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| peritoneal cavity | The abdominal cavity.
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| solid organs | Solid masses of tissue where much of the chemical work of the body takes place (eg, the liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys).
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