title: [Classification and evaluation of pediatric injuries].
abstract: The authors discuss the classification and evaluation of child injuries. In our literature so far no uniform conclusion was reached how classify injuries; the term "polytraumatism" or "multiple" is not accurately defined and is not used in the Anglo Saxon literature. The authors recommend therefore to differentiate only isolated injuries and "associated" injuries (injuries of two or more areas of the body). The severity of "associated" injuries can then be determined by some scoring system. For paediatric traumatological practice the Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS) is most suitable because it takes into account also the child's body weight, and thus indirectly his age, and is very simple.
authors.affiliation: Klinika dĕtské chirurgie ILF FTN, Praha-Krc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hájková
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pesl
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification*
vernacular_title: Klasifikace a hodnocení dĕtských poranĕní.