Assessment and Management of Pediatric Trauma
Module 7: Complications of Pediatric Multi-Organ Trauma and Other Injuries (Drowning, Burns)
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Immediate Deaths

These deaths are generally due to:

  • Loss of airway
  • Massive brain injury
  • High cervical-spine injury
  • Aortic/heart rupture

Such deaths can be prevented only by targeted injury prevention efforts

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Module 7: Complications of Pediatric Multi-Organ Trauma and Other Injuries (Drowning, Burns)