Profile of pediatric trauma among the patients attending emergency department in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Conclusions: Most of injuries in children occurred at home. This was followed by injuries on road. The leading cause of polytrauma was RTA. RTA victims were more likely to have severe injuries and poor outcome. They were more likely to require inpatient management compared to those who fell from height or fell at level ground. Glasgow Coma Scale and PTS may be used reliably to assess the severity of injuries sustained by children.

Source: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock - March 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: K. N. J. Prakash Raju S Jagdish G Krishna Kumar D Anandhi Jency Antony Source Type: research