Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22, March 2005

Life-Threatening Chest Injuries in Children

  • Raymond D. Pitetti, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Raymond D. Pitetti, MD, MPH, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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  • Sonya Walker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Unlike in adult trauma, life-threatening thoracic injuries infrequently occur in pediatric trauma but remain an important source of morbidity and mortality. Thoracic injuries are the second leading cause of death in pediatric trauma after head injury. Prevalence and patterns of thoracic injuries in children differ from those in adult's care of the child with chest injury requires attention to these differences. This article will discuss the spectrum, diagnosis, and management of thoracic injuries seen in pediatric trauma.

Keywords: chest injuries, pediatric trauma, thoracotomy

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PII: S1522-8401(05)00035-2

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2005.01.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22, March 2005

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