TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - British military experience of pre-hospital paediatric trauma in Afghanistan
JO  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
A1  - Walker, N.
A1  - Russell, R. J.
A1  - Hodgetts, T. J.
SP  - 150
EP  - 153
VL  - 156
IS  - 3
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Trauma is a leading cause of death in children. Life support courses have been developed to reduce the mortality and morbidity of children suffering trauma; differences in anatomy and physiology may produce different injury patterns to adults when children are exposed to trauma, challenging the care providers. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all paediatric patients transported by the helicopter-borne MERT between 01 May 2006 and 31 December 2007 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. RESULTS: 78 children were brought in over the study period by the MERT team representing 7.3% of MERT casualties and 2.2% of the total seen in the Emergency Department. Breakdown by demographics, triage category, mechanism of injury, and treatment is given. CONCLUSION: A significant number of paediatric patients are treated by the deployed pre-hospital team. All military pre-hospital care providers should gain training and experience in the care of the seriously injured child prior to deployment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0035-8665
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -