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Review
. 2018 Sep-Oct;115(5):438-442.

Pediatric Trauma Update

Dane C Paneitz  1 , Salman Ahmad  1
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Review

Pediatric Trauma Update

Dane C Paneitz et al. Mo Med. 2018 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in children, accounting for over 11,000 deaths and more than 8 million nonfatal injuries in 2015 for ages 1-19 years.1 Current issues garnering particular attention and research efforts include traumatic brain injury (TBI), blunt solid organ injuries, imaging guidelines and trauma-induced coagulopathy. This article reviews the evaluation and management of the pediatric trauma patient while focusing on recent updates.

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