Journal Published Online: 01 April 1983
Volume 28, Issue 2

Laceration of the Stomach by Blunt Trauma in a Child: A Case of Child Abuse

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

A case of perforation of the stomach following blunt abdominal trauma is described in a two-year-old boy. The abdominal trauma was the result of a blow to the abdomen by the stepfather. The child had ingested a large meal in the hour preceding the injury. The child died from peritonitis and shock 12 h following the injury. The literature on gastric perforation by blunt trauma is reviewed. Injuries to the stomach from nonpenetrating trauma are quite rare and are most often related to vehicular accidents. Gastric injury in a child presenting with a history of a minor home or play injury should arouse suspicion of more significant and perhaps intentional trauma.

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Case, MES
St. Louis University School of Medicine, City of St. Louis, MO
Nanduri, R
Medical Examiner's Office, State Crime Laboratory, Little Rock, AR
Pages: 6
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Stock #: JFS11534J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11534J