title: America's tragedy: pediatric trauma.
abstract: Resuscitation of the pediatric trauma patient involves immediate assessment of ABCs. Interventions are made immediately upon recognition of abnormalities during the primary survey. After initial assessment and management of life-threatening processes, consider the optimal destination for further care and resuscitation. Keep in mind pediatric considerations like anatomical differences and the need for pediatric-sized equipment. Avoid the common errors that occur when resuscitating a pediatric trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Section of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Roback
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015370:Infant Equipment; D007226:Infant Mortality; D010372:Pediatrics; D012151:Resuscitation; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*