TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chest Trauma A1 - Nesiama, Jo-Ann O. A1 - Huang, Craig J. A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. A2 - Drigalla, Dorian A2 - Stephan, Maria Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine AB - Trauma is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for greater than 7.5 million emergency department visits annually. Chest trauma is the second leading cause of mortality in pediatric trauma patients and is often encountered in the setting of multisystem trauma, usually caused by high-energy impact incidents such as motor vehicle collisions. Blunt-chest injuries account for greater than 80% of pediatric chest trauma and often require a longer hospital length of stay compared with penetrating chest injuries. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106021599 ER -