Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma

Slide 1 - Learning ObjectivesSlide 2 - Anatomy relevant to blunt traumaSlide 3 - Trauma biomechanicsSlide 4 - Pediatric Trauma BiomechanicsSlide 5 - Tension pneumothoraxSlide 6 - Tension pneumothoraxSlide 7 - Tension Pneumothorax managementSlide 8 - HemothoraxSlide 9 - Hemothorax TreatmentSlide 10 - Mainstem intubationSlide 11 - Pericardial tamponadeSlide 12 - Pericardial Tamponade treatmentSlide 13 - Anatomy relevant to blunt abdominal traumaSlide 14 - Blunt abdominal traumaSlide 15 - Abdominal solid organ injurySlide 16 - CT scanning in pediatric patientsSlide 17 - CT scanning in pediatric patients 2Slide 18 - Solid organ injury grading scalesSlide 19 - Liver & Spleen Blunt InjurySlide 20 - Liver & Spleen Operative ManagementSlide 21 - National guidelines: liver and spleen injurySlide 22 - Vital signs in liver / splenic injurySlide 23 - Gastric distension in small childrenSlide 24 - Review question #1Slide 25 - Review question #2Slide 26 - Review question #3Slide 27 - Review question #4Slide 28 - Review question #5Slide 29 - ReferencesSlide 30 - Acknowledgments of 30

Anatomy relevant to blunt trauma

•Greater force over a smaller body → concentrated impact, potential for greater anatomic damage

 

•Less calcified, more pliable skeleton → fewer broken bones compared to internal organ damage (i.e. lung contusion may occur without rib fractures)

 

•Increased body surface area relative to body weight → higher risk of hypothermia and evaporative losses

Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma

Learning Objectives

Trauma biomechanics