Stings, Bites, and Poisonings Bryan C. Weidner Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama 35233-1711. VENOMOUS SNAKES It is estimated that…
Drowning and Hypothermia Melanie L. Brown Madelyn Kahana Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637. University of Chicago, Children’s Hospital Pediatric Care Center, Chicago,…
Vascular Trauma Arthur Cooper Ross T. Lyon Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York 10037. Division of Vascular Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New…
Orthopedic Principles for Trauma Paul D. Sponseller Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287. Sprains, fractures, and dislocations are among the most common injuries in children…
Abdominal Trauma Steven Stylianos Barry A. Hicks Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Babies, and Children’s Hospital of New York, New York 10032. University of Texas-Southwestern School of…
Thoracic Trauma David W. Tuggle Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Paula Milburn Miller/Children’s Medical Research Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104. EPIDEMIOLOGY Thoracic trauma is an important cause of…
Facial Trauma Paul N. Manson Craig A. Vander Kolk Craig DuFresne Johns Hopkins Out-patient Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. Johns Hopkins Out-patient Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,…
Pediatric Neck Trauma Henry E. Rice Division of Pediatric Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710. Children have a high incidence of traumatic injuries to the head and…
Head Injury and Intracranial Pressure Management Cheryl A. Muszynski Bruce A. Kaufman Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226. Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric…
Injury Prevention Karen S. Frush Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital and Health System, Durham, North Carolina 27710. CASE SCENARIOS Case 1 A 2-month-old infant, held in her mother’s lap,…
