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Paediatric trauma management on deployment.
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PMID:  22049816     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There remains a significant paediatric workload through the military hospital in Camp Bastion. In this paper the authors review and discuss particular problems with resuscitation, investigation, anaesthetic and surgical issues in dealing with children suffering from ballistic injuries. Personal experience and recent papers are used for a qualitative analysis of difficult decisions in the management of paediatric ballistic trauma. Key questions are answered in separate paragraphs for each specialty. The information described in this paper should assist any deployed physician deal with paediatric casualties particularly if they are unaccustomed to paediatric patients in their normal practice.
Authors:
G R Nordmann; J J McNicholas; P A Templeton; S Arul; K Woods
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps     Volume:  157     ISSN:  0035-8665     ISO Abbreviation:  J R Army Med Corps     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505627     Medline TA:  J R Army Med Corps     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S334-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. giles.nordmann@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
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