Abstract thoracic trauma is the second cause of death for trauma in children. Management of pediatric trauma american academy of. It is caused by mechanisms of high energy, principally motor vehicle collision. When in doubt, consult with the trauma attending oncall. That alone is enough to elevate your heart rate and affect your emotions. Advanced trauma life support for doctors, student course manual atls. The pts was developed to reflect the childrens vulnerability to traumatic injury.
A number of initiatives have aimed to provide guidance on the management of trauma patients. In addition, it incorporated the 20052006 deliberations and recommendations of the national expert panel on field triage the panel, provided an accompanying rationale for each criterion in the guidelines, and ensured that existing guidance for field triage. Evaluation is the cornerstone of excellence in patient care to establish the patients condition, treatment should be instituted within one hour from the time he suffered the injury. Gestione del paziente politraumatizzato pediatrico. Pts is the product of the collaborative vision of many pediatric trauma. The inclusive trauma system is defined as one in which all ems providers, physicians, other caregivers, and hospitals participate in the care of injured patients.
Abstract the trauma patient is that who has injuries as a result of trauma that affect 2 or more tissues or that presents at least one injury that endangers his life. Pediatric trauma score montreal childrens hospital. Blunt trauma accounts for 80% and 23 combine brain injuries which account for 75% of deaths. Managing pediatric trauma is challenging and often triggers a bit of the fear factor in many hospital and ems medical providers. The recommendations for monitoring and management in pediatric. This manual reflects an abridged version of the stanfordlpchs trauma program documents. The european guideline on management of major bleeding and. On board we have a 3 yearold male involved in a car vs. Asistencia inicial al traumatismo pediatrico y reanimacion. Several studies have confirmed that the pts is a valid tool in predicting mortality of a traumatically injured child. Manejo inicial atls del paciente politraumatizado 1.
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