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Pediatric Trauma

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Basics

Description

Pathophysiology and anatomy of adolescents and young adults are similar.
80% of pediatric trauma is blunt; 80% of multisystem trauma includes head injury.
Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability in children >1 yr in US and Europe.
Most victims of child abuse are <3 yr. 1/3 of these patients are <6 mo.

Etiology

Most cases of pediatric trauma are single-system, minor, blunt injuries.
Common mechanisms of injury include motor vehicle collisions and bicycle accidents, struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian, and fall from height.
Penetrating injuries are rare in younger children.
Risk factors include inadequate supervision, developmental inadequacy of child to perform task, inadequate attention to task, risk taking, drugs, and alcohol.

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Citation

Barkin, Adam Z., et al., editors. "Pediatric Trauma." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307532/all/Pediatric_Trauma.

Pediatric Trauma. In: Barkin AZ, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307532/all/Pediatric_Trauma. Accessed February 19, 2019.

Pediatric Trauma. (2016). In Barkin, A. Z., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Rosen, P., Schaider, J. J., Shayne, P., & Wolfe, R. E. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307532/all/Pediatric_Trauma

Pediatric Trauma [Internet]. In: Barkin AZ, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Rosen P, Schaider JJ, Shayne P, Wolfe RE, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 February 19]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307532/all/Pediatric_Trauma

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