title: Paediatric trauma imaging: why do we need separate guidance?
abstract: It is often assumed that the pattern of injury in children mirrors that of the adult population, but children have different anatomical proportions and the relative elasticity of their tissues results in different injury patterns. The authors of this review are members of the British Society of Paediatric Radiologists subgroup and developed the recently published(47) paediatric trauma protocols for imaging children involved in major blunt trauma. The following article has been written to bring these guidelines to the attention of the wider community of UK radiologists, and explain the rationale behind the recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK. Electronic address: Samantha.Negus@stgeorges.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Negus
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Danin
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside L12 2AP, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Landes
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somers
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Richards Hospital, Spitalfields Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6SE, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fitzsimmons
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; Department of Radiology, St Richards Hospital, Spitalfields Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6SE, UK; The Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JW, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Rd, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*