Tag Trauma

Aortic Trauma

Accidental injury (Trauma) leads to more pediatric deaths than ALL OTHER CAUSES COMBINED! Fortunately, unlike in adults, thoracic trauma is less common in kids (only 4-6% of pediatric traumas).  Unfortunately, it is the SECOND leading cause of death after blunt…

Pediatric C-spine “clearance”[1]

          Pediatric C-Spine There are no quality studies that help us determine how to clear a child who is <8 years of age; there are several studies that include pediatric patients, but none include large numbers…