introduction: management of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma in resource-restricted settings requires precise clinical expertise. in this study, we reviewed pediatric patients who were suspected to have blunt abdominal trauma in a level iii trauma center in iran. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 66 injured children were studied from october 01, 2014 to october 01, 2015 in niks...

minor trauma to the head is common in childhood and does not require any medical or surgical treatment. nevertheless, head injury in infancy and childhood is the single most common cause of death and permanent disability. measurable deficits occur even after mild to moderate head injury but are markedly greater after severe injury. they include impaired cognition, motor impairments, disruption ...

abstract   objective: to evaluate the association of base deficit (bd) with mortality in traumatized children, and to assess this association in a subgroup of patients with traumatic brain injury (tbi).   methods: in this cross-sectional study performed prospectively on a convenience sample of patients under 16 years of age with trauma presenting to an academic level іі trauma center, we obtain...

trauma is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in pediatric population. caring for the injured child requires special knowledge, precise management, and scrupulous attention to details. all clinicians who are responsible for the care of a pediatric trauma patient, including pediatricians, pediatric emergency room clinicians, and trauma surgeons, must be familiar with every tenet of ...

pediatric traumatic limb amputations are rare and their acute and long term management can be challenging in this subgroup of patients. the lengthy and costly hospital stays, and resulting physical and psychological implications leads to significant morbidity. we present a summary of treatment principles and the evidence base supporting the management options for this entity. the initial manage...

trauma is a common cause of death and disability in children. proper approach to pediatric trauma involves adherence to abcde sequence in the primary survey and resuscitation in order to promptly recognize and manage life-threatening conditions immediately. this readily reviewed sequence includes a: establishment and maintenance of a patent airway while maintaining cervical spine immobilization...

during the primary survey life-threatening or limb-threatening conditions are identified and management is instituted simultaneously. priorities for the care of adult, pediatrics & pregnancy women are all the same. you should do rapid sequential way to assess the patients in 10 seconds treat as you find life threatening condition and repeat if at any time unstable vital signs should be repeated...

Objective, To survey the pediatric trauma programs to ascertain if and how etomidate is being used for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in pediatric trauma patients. Design, A 25 question survey was created using REDCaps. A link to the survey was emailed to each of the pediatric and adult trauma programs that care for pediatric patients. Setting, Pediatric trauma programs and adult trauma progra...

Objective: One of the most frequent causes of death and acquired disability in the pediatric population is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is secondary to falls, road traffic and vehicle collisions, child abuse and assaults. Penetrating brain injury is a severe form of traumatic brain injury. Blunt head injury is more frequent than TBI in children, but the second one carries a poor progno...