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    Pediatric Trauma

    Pediatric Trauma is a topic covered in the 5-Minute Emergency Consult.

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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

    Rosen, Peter, 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: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, 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 April 23, 2019.
    Pediatric Trauma. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (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: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 April 23]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307532/all/Pediatric_Trauma.
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