TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Thoracic Trauma
A1  - O’Connell, Karen
A2  - Tenenbein, Milton
A2  - Macias, Charles G.
A2  - Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2  - Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2  - Schafermeyer, Robert
PY  - 2019
T2  - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e
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  few  external  signs  of  trauma  due  to  increased  compliance  of  the  ribs  and  supporting  structures.Immediately  treat  the  hemodynamically  unstable  or  deteriorating  victim  of  thoracic  trauma  with  needle  and  then  chest  tube  thoracostomy.The  most  common  site  for  aortic  disruption  in  children  is  at  the  level  of  the  ligamentum  arteriosum.Gunshot  wounds  to  the  chest  are  associated  with  abdominal  injuries  in  30%  to  40%  of  patients.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168710
ER  -