title: Trauma and the paediatric lung.
abstract: Thoracic injury is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients. This review will present cases to assist the clinician in the epidemiology, assessment and management of airway injury, pulmonary contusion, rib fracture, musculoskeletal injury and pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA. richard.ruddy@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ruddy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000293:injuries*; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*