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. 2012 Sep;2(3):114-20.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5151.100887.

Pre-hospital care of pediatric patients with trauma

Terrence Seid  1 , Ramesh Ramaiah, Andreas Grabinsky
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Pre-hospital care of pediatric patients with trauma

Terrence Seid et al. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Prehospital pediatric care is an important component in the treatment of the injured child, as the prehospital responders are the first medical providers performing life saving and directed medical care. Traumatic injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric patient population. Nevertheless, for most prehospital provider it is a rare event to treat pediatric trauma patients and there is a still existing gap between the quality of care for pediatric patients compared to adults. To improve pediatric prehospital trauma care more provider need to be trained in identifying the specific differences between adult and pediatric patients.

Keywords: Education; emergency medical service; pediatric; prehospital; training; trauma.

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