Assessment and Management of Pediatric Trauma
Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma
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Pericardial Tamponade treatment

Treatment includes:

  • Support ABCs, administer oxygen
  • Drain pericardium (best done by urgent operative intervention in blunt trauma setting)
  • Fluid resuscitation, inotropes, and vasopressors as necessary to support the cardiac output
Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma