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PEDS 4. Pediatric Trauma
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Learning Objectives
Response to a Disaster
Disaster-Specific Traumatic Injuries
Response to a Disaster
- Emphasize the importance of safety and transportation of the wounded.
- Review the patient classification process according to the severity of the trauma and the available resources.
Pediatric Trauma Assessment
- Recognize the distinctive features of global management of the child with trauma.
- Assess children with trauma according to specific priorities.
- Name the most common traumatic injuries among children.
Disaster-Specific Traumatic Injuries
- Establish specific care procedures for victims of fires and burns in general.
- Emphasize the characteristics of injuries caused by bombs or blasts and their initial treatment.
- Characterize the crush syndrome, its consequences and treatment.
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