Department of Gynaecological Endocrynology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Corresponding author
Marta Maksym
Klinika Ginekologii Endokrynologicznej Katedry Ginekologii i Położnictwa Wydziału Lekarskiego w Katowicach Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach, ul. Medyków 14, 40-752 Katowice, tel. 48 796 000 651
Trauma is the most common non-obstetric cause of death among pregnant women, affecting 5–7% of them. In the case of an accident, all first-aid efforts should take into account both the mother and the fetus. In most cases, treating a pregnant woman does not differ from the ITLS (International Trauma Life Support) principles. However, one has to consider the possibility of pregnancy-characteristic injuries as well as the fact that physiological pregnancy can mask some life and health threatening symptoms.
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