[Management and diagnostics in blunt abdominal trauma in pregnancy]

Vital activity of pregnant women as well as development of motorization promotes abdominal traumas. This paper describes mechanisms of the most frequent traumas, specificity of history taking and physical examination in pregnant woman after injury as well as general condition assessment. Usefulness of the most commonly performed biochemical tests, diagnostic abdominal lavage and imaging methods is discussed. Therapeutic management resulting from the patients condition assessed and diagnostic procedures performed is also presented.