RT Book, Section
A1 Gutiérrez, Camilo E.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121492666
T1 Pediatric Trauma
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121492666
RD 2024/04/19
AB Pediatric  trauma  is  a  leading  cause  of  morbidity,  mortality,  and  disability  for  children.  More  than  9143  children  died  in  the  United  States  due  to  trauma-related  injuries  in  2010.1  For  each  childhood  death  associated  with  injury,  more  than  1000  children  received  medical  attention  for  nonfatal  injuries.2  According  to  the  American  College  of  Surgeons  National  Databank  2013  Pediatric  Report,  152,884  patients  younger  than  19  years  of  age  were  admitted  to  803  facilities  across  the  United  States  and  Canada  with  2834  fatalities.  Trauma  is  the  leading  cause  of  death  in  children  over  age  1  and  exceeds  all  other  causes  of  death  combined.3