Diaphragmatic Hernia

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Fig. 1 Types of congenital diaphragm hernias. Morgagni hernias are defects in the anterior diaphragm while the more common Bochdalek hernias are in the posterolateral diaphragm (Source: Christopher Coppola)  …

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Fractures

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Fig. 1 The pelvis consists of the pubis, the ischium, and the ilium (Adapted from Bruce Blausen, Blausen Medical Communications, under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license as published on…

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Pediatric Fractures

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Fig. 1 Salter-Harris classification of fractures (Source: Christopher Coppola)     (c) As a general rule, higher Salter-Harris grade results in increased incidence of growth disturbance.     4. History:…

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Spinal Injury in Children

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Class Description A Complete: no motor or sensory preserved in sacral segments S4-5 B Incomplete: sensory but no motor function preserved below neurologic level C Incomplete: motor function preserved below…

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Trauma

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Age Weight (kg) Chest tube size (Fr.) Newborn to 1 year 3–5 10–12 ≥1–2 years 6–9 12–16 3–4 years 10–11 16–20 12–14 20–22 5 –7 years 15–18 22–24 19–22 24–28 8 –11…

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of Brain Injury

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  1 2 3 4 5 6 Eyes Does not open eyes Opens eyes to pain Opens eyes to speech Opens eyes spontaneously – – Verbal No verbal response Inconsolable,…

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Trauma

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Fig. 1 Suggested guidelines for assessment for suspected physical abuse by age of child (Source: Nonette Clemens)

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Trauma Assessment

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Criteria Infant Child Adult Score Eye opening Spontaneous Spontaneous Spontaneous 4 Verbal stimulus Verbal stimulus Verbal stimulus 3 To pain To pain To pain 2 None None None 1 (Criterion…

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Anesthesiology

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Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_3 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Pediatric Anesthesiology Yohannes B. Getachew1   (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N. Academy…

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Prevention and Safety

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Fig. 1 Appropriate child car seat selection. Children should be seated in a properly installed car seat that is appropriate for their age and size (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety…

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