title: Pediatric trauma: beyond the brain.
abstract: In pediatric trauma care, many long-held tenets of management have been revised. This article reviews the latest advances in pediatric trauma care, particularly in the areas of resuscitation and management of thoracic and abdominal injuries. The final topic is a discussion of what the intensivist and surgeon must know when caring for the pediatric victim of terrorist attacks.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Victor.Garcia@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Rebeccah L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010372:Pediatrics; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D023481:Terrorism; D014218:Triage; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*