Thoracic Trauma in Children
Thoracic Trauma in Children Patricio Herrera MD Jacob C. Langer MD, FRCSC EPIDEMIOLOGY Thoracic trauma accounts for between 4.5% and 8% of the patients seen in a pediatric trauma center…
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Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries Shauna Jain MD, FRCPC INTRODUCTION Maintain a high index of suspicion for spinal cord injuries. Especially important in multiply injured patient. Hemodynamic and other life-threatening injuries…
Craniofacial Injury
Craniofacial Injury Christopher R. Forrest MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN CHILDREN Cranial to facial ratio. 3 months: Cranium to face = 8:1. 2 years: Cranium to…
Neck and Airway Injury
Neck and Airway Injury Paolo Campisi MSc, MD, FRCSC, FAAP EPIDEMIOLOGY Data on the epidemiology of pediatric neck and airway trauma are limited. In a series of 257 pediatric head…
Diagnostic Imaging of the Pediatric Trauma Patient
Diagnostic Imaging of the Pediatric Trauma Patient Stephen F. Miller MD, FRCPC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN THE PEDIATRIC TRAUMA ROOM The primary radiographic series for the pediatric trauma patient consists of:…
Head Trauma: Surgical Management
Head Trauma: Surgical Management Sandrine de Ribaupierre MD, FRCSC Peter Dirks MD, PhD, FRCSC INTRODUCTION Pediatric head injury incidence is 2 per 1,000 under 15 years of age, and 3.4…
Head Trauma: Medical Management
Head Trauma: Medical Management James Hutchison MD, FRCPC, FAAP Anne-Marie Guerguerian MD, FAAP, FRCPC EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY Severe head trauma in children has a mortality of 20% to 30%.1,2 Most…
Airway Management
Airway Management Cengiz Karsli BSc, MD, FRCPC INTRODUCTION Twenty percent of pediatric multiple trauma patients will require urgent invasive airway management.1 Pediatric trauma airway management goals: Maintain adequate oxygenation and…
Primary Survey, Secondary Survey, and Adjuncts
Primary Survey, Secondary Survey, and Adjuncts Priscilla Chiu MD, PhD, FRCSC EPIDEMIOLOGY Trauma is the leading cause of death in children age 16 and under.4 Blunt trauma is the most…
Introduction
Introduction Angelo Mikrogianakis MD, FRCPC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC INJURY1 Traumatic injury is the leading preventable health problem in children. Trauma is the leading cause of death in children after…
