@article{ref1,
title="A seatbelt sign following a car accident: look for internal abdominal injury",
journal="Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde",
year="2010",
author="de Jong, V. M. and van der Vlies, C. H. and Luitse, Jan S. K. and Meier, M. A. and Ponsen, K. J. and Goslings, J. Carel",
volume="154",
number="42",
pages="A1950-A1950",
abstract="We present three patients, a 55-year-old man, a 69-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man, with a seatbelt sign following a car accident. All 3 patients exhibited various injuries that may occur in the case of a blunt trauma, for example rib fractures. In one patient, however, symptoms of internal abdominal injury occurred several days after the accident. The presence of a seatbelt sign is associated with an increased risk of internal abdominal injury. We therefore advise a CT scan of the abdomen in patients who present with a seatbelt sign, even if abdominal ultrasound does not reveal signs of injury.<p /> <p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0028-2162",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}