Prehospital Versus Trauma Center Glasgow Coma Scale in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in children. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) can be challenging to calculate in pediatric patients. Our objective was to determine its reproducibility between prehospital providers and pediatric trauma hospital personnel.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - April 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Joseph D. Drews, Junxin Shi, Dominic Papandria, Krista K. Wheeler, Eric A. Sribnick, Rajan K. Thakkar Tags: Shock/Sepsis/Trauma/Critical Care Source Type: research