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Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormalit
Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality (SCIWORA) Cervical hyperextension can occur d...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To be able to: Systematically assess an injured child • Give examples of how ...
Patterns of injury
Patterns of injury There are some well-recognised patterns of injury in children. Lap belt If a...
Resuscitation
Resuscitation All children initially receive high-flow oxygen, preferably via - a non-rebreathe ma...
Imaging
Imaging The choice of imaging depends on the mechanism of injury and the findings on examination...
Injury Severity Score
Injury Severity Score An Injury Severity Score (ISS) (see Chapter 26 ) >15 predicts mortality in ...
Introduction
INTRODUCTION Trauma is the leading cause of death in children over 1 /uni00A0 year old, and blun...
Abdomen
Abdomen Intraperitoneal air mandates a laparoscopy or laparotomy . Penetrating wounds that have n...
DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY
DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY Damage control surgery aims to break the ‘vicious cycle’ of hypothermia, t...
DEFINITIVE MANAGEMENT Chest
DEFINITIVE MANAGEMENT Chest A small pneumothorax detected on a chest radiograph may be observed r...
WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL S
WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY Rarely , malrotation, congenital diaphra...
WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY
WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY Rarely , malrotation, congenital diaphra...
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Sacrococcygeal teratoma These germ cell tumours arise from the coccyx and are usually diagnosed a...
Small bowel atresias
Small bowel atresias Small bowel atresias may be isolated ( Figure 18.5 ) or multiple. If seen wi...
THORACIC SURGERY Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
THORACIC SURGERY Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Several genes share roles in diaphragmatic, pulm...
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...
Necrotising enterocolitis
Necrotising enterocolitis NEC is a patchy haemorrhagic enteritis seen in about 10% of preterm bab...
Pulmonary airway malformations
Pulmonary airway malformations There are three groups: congenital cystic adenomatoid malfor - mat...
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY
NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...