Assessment and Management of Pediatric Trauma
Module 7: Complications of Pediatric Multi-Organ Trauma and Other Injuries (Drowning, Burns)
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Review: Question 1

Module 7: Complications of Pediatric Multi-Organ Trauma and Other Injuries (Drowning, Burns)
Deaths immediately (within minutes) following trauma can be due to:
 Isolated injuries such as closed fracture of femur
 Airway obstruction or brain-stem lesions
 5% burn to an extremity
 Sepsis and multiple organ failure