Pediatric Blast Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated with Mortality and Description of Injury Profiles.

Matthew A TovarRebecca A PilkingtonTress GoodwinJeremy M Root

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)

Explosions related to terrorism are associated with increased mortality and unique injury profiles compared to explosions unrelated to terrorism in the pediatric population. Such findings are important for optimizing disaster medical education of pediatric providers in preparation for and management of acute sequelae of blast injuries-terror-related and otherwise.

Keyphrases

medical education
cardiovascular events
liver failure
risk factors
drug induced
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
intensive care unit
trauma patients
high resolution
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation