RT Book, Section A1 Ernst, Genevieve A2 Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 Ma, O. John A2 Yealy, Donald M. A2 Meckler, Garth D. A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 Cline, David M. A2 Thomas, Stephen H. SR Print(0) ID 1166591599 T1 Pediatric Trauma T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260019933 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166591599 RD 2024/03/29 AB Traumatic injuries are the biggest killer of children in the developed world and can lead to significant disability and healthcare expenditure. On average, one child dies every hour from injuries or violence in the United States.1 Almost 14,000 children and adolescents died in 2016 in the United States from unintentional or violence-related injury, giving a crude death rate of almost 17 per 100,000; >60% of these deaths were unintentional.2 Additionally, an average of 22,200 children seek medical attention every day in U.S. EDs for nonfatal injuries.1 Although often referred to as “accidents,” most traumatic injuries in children represent discrete, potentially preventable events.