Polytrauma management in children
Trauma is still the leading cause of death in children above one year of age even in countries with the most advanced medical services. Multiple trauma is always more than the sum of the single injuries; it should be considered as a systemic disease. Injury mechanisms vary with age. In infants non -...
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| author | Nitinkumar Bhajandas Borkar Sunita Singh Alok C Agrawal |
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| description | Trauma is still the leading cause of death in children above one year of age even in countries with the most advanced medical services. Multiple trauma is always more than the sum of the single injuries; it should be considered as a systemic disease. Injury mechanisms vary with age. In infants non - accidental injuries (NAI) are common and are at higher risk for sustaining injury in the home environment. Fall is also major a cause of injury and home is the common place of injury. In caring for injured children the health care provider must be aware of the unique anatomic and physiological characteristics. This article is focused on these aspects only. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85d8e9d1b2be4143bc00e4760cb48f3c2022-12-21T17:59:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation0975-73412013-01-0161586210.4103/0975-7341.118755Polytrauma management in childrenNitinkumar Bhajandas BorkarSunita SinghAlok C AgrawalTrauma is still the leading cause of death in children above one year of age even in countries with the most advanced medical services. Multiple trauma is always more than the sum of the single injuries; it should be considered as a systemic disease. Injury mechanisms vary with age. In infants non - accidental injuries (NAI) are common and are at higher risk for sustaining injury in the home environment. Fall is also major a cause of injury and home is the common place of injury. In caring for injured children the health care provider must be aware of the unique anatomic and physiological characteristics. This article is focused on these aspects only.http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2013;volume=6;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Borkarinjurypediatrictrauma |
| spellingShingle | Nitinkumar Bhajandas Borkar Sunita Singh Alok C Agrawal Polytrauma management in children Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation injury pediatric trauma |
| title | Polytrauma management in children |
| title_full | Polytrauma management in children |
| title_fullStr | Polytrauma management in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polytrauma management in children |
| title_short | Polytrauma management in children |
| title_sort | polytrauma management in children |
| topic | injury pediatric trauma |
| url | http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2013;volume=6;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Borkar |
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