RT Book, Section
A1 Foglia, Robert P.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6721505
T1 Chapter 116. Trauma, Burns, and Bites
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6721505
RD 2024/04/19
AB Between  age  1  month  and  18  years,  one  half  of  all  deaths  in  children  are  the  result  of  a  traumatic  injury.  Trauma  accounts  for  more  deaths  in  children  in  this  age  range  than  all  forms  of  cancer,  heart  disease,  and  infections  combined.  The  objectives  of  this  chapter  will  be  to  review  the  differences  between  adults  and  children  in  regard  to  mechanism  of  injury  and  physiologic  response;  discuss  pathophysiology  and  the  initial  management  of  the  trauma  victim;  and  outline  common  injuries  involving  various  organ  systems.  If  trauma  were  a  disease  entity,  its  incidence  would  be  considered  to  be  epidemic,  and  major  resources  would  be  put  in  play  to  prevent  and  treat  traumatic  injuries.1-16