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Research Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 4, P775-789, October 1986

Special Problems in Management of Pediatric Trauma

  • Theodore Z. Polley Jr.
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author: Section of Pediatric Surgery, F7516 Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Arnold G. Coran
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    Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, and Surgeon-in-Chief, Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-0704(18)30579-7
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      Until recently, concern over the care of the trauma victim has largely involved the adult population; although 7% of emergency calls are for the pediatric patient, insufficient attention has been paid to the care of these children. This article concentrates on those unique problems encountered in the management of pediatric trauma in prehospital and hospital settings.
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