Main description:

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?: Emergency Medicine" series, Pediatric Traumatic Emergencies uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of injured children. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. Areas of controversy are clearly delineated with a discussion regarding evidence-based options and a
balanced view of treatment and disposition decisions. The book addresses a wide range of topics including hemorrhage, chest trauma, abdominal marks, clavicle fractures, and more. Pediatric Traumatic Emergencies is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult
pediatric patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

Advance Praise for Pediatric Traumatic Emergencies

"The book contains an excellent review of the most common pediatric traumatic emergency cases and provides practitioners to a succinct and effective reference on hand that will help with the tricky nuances of pediatric traumas that are often glossed over. As an ATLS instructor I found the descriptions of the traumatic presentations and follow-up questions to ask concerning patients with head injuries an extremely accurate section. As pediatric trauma is the number one cause of mortality
in the age range, having this information available for reference to those less familiar may be vital to saving lives." - Ian Hoffman, MD FAAP, Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian, New York, NY

Contents:

1. 8-Year-Old Female Struck by Moving Vehicle
Christie Gutierrez and Anisha Khaitan

2. What a Pain in the Neck!
Walter Wiswell and Bryan McCarty

3. Out and Out It GoesELWhere It StopsELWho Knows
Darry Lammers, Christopher Marenco, Woo Do, and John Horton

4. A Tumble for a Cookie
Nancy Rixe

5. Down a Slippery Slope
Jennifer E. Melvin

6. When Boo Boos are Bad
Kaileen Jafari and Jessica Wall

7. My Belly Hurts-And I Got Hit by the Hulk
Seth Linakis

8. The Rocking Pelvis
Hoi See Tsao and Robyn Wing

9. Is FAST Too FAST?
Laurie Malia and Joni E. Rabiner

10. Clavicle Fracture! Simple! Not So Much!
Carrie DeHoff

11. I am Not OCD, am I?
Kristol Das
12. Let's Do the Twist
Laurie Malia and Joni E. Rabiner

13. Ankle Pain After a Fall in a Child
Ajay K. Puri and Phillip J. Underwood

14. Where Do These Puzzle Pieces Go?
Mir Raza and Lara Reda

15. Infant with a Forehead Bruise
Shilpa Hari, Dana Kaplan, and Isabel Barata

16. Who's Doing the Twist?
Shilpa Hari, Dana Kaplan, and Isabel Barata

17. Removing a Foreign Body
Angela Hua

18. Wrist Pain After a Fall at the Playground
Victor Huang, Nima Jahali, Bryan McCarty, Phillip J. Underwood

19. I Have an Owie!!!
Evan Feinberg and Melissa A. McGuire

20. The Never-ending Ouch
Julianne Hughes and Isabel A. Barata

21. Mental Status Changes
Elizabeth A. Berdan