RT Book, Section A1 O'Connell, Karen A2 Schafermeyer, Robert A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. SR Print(0) ID 1105681177 T1 Thoracic Trauma T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-182926-7 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105681177 RD 2024/03/29 AB Pediatric victims of thoracic trauma require rapid evaluation and management. Knowledge of pediatric-specific anatomy and injury patterns will expedite identification of injuries.Children are particularly susceptible to pulmonary contusion with little external signs of trauma due to increased compliance of the ribs and supporting structures.Treatment with needle and then chest tube thoracostomy should occur immediately in hemodynamically unstable or deteriorating victims of thoracic trauma.Most common site for aortic disruption in children is at level of ligamentum arteriosum.Gunshot wounds to chest are associated with abdominal injuries in 30% to 40% of patients.