Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 4-7, March 2005

Pediatric Trauma Care: An Ongoing Evolution

  • Barbara A. Gaines, MD

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Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Over the past 30 years, trauma systems have been developed to improve the care of the injured. This article discusses trauma systems as they relate to children, with emphasis on the role of pediatric trauma centers.

Keywords: trauma, trauma systems, children

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PII: S1522-8401(04)00089-8

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2004.12.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 4-7, March 2005

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