Pediatric Trauma: Initial Care of the Injured Child

An essential resource--modeled on the classic American College of Surgeons manual on advanced trauma life support--devoted entirely to pediatric emergency care and what to do in the first golden hour of trauma. The authors' aim is to educate all physicians who receive child trauma victims in a rapid, systematic, and rational care plan that will maximize the child's chances to survive by quickly identifying and treating life-threatening injuries. Similarities and differences in adult and pediatric trauma are emphasized, including the differences in equipment, dosages, and drug choices. Among the conditions covered are cervical spine injuries, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, head trauma, extremity trauma, and urologic trauma. Other topics include stabilization and transport, antibiotics in trauma, and the ABCs of trauma and shock. A special chapter addresses child abuse.