Trauma in childhood. Emergency care

Today, traumatic injuries are sustained by children along with military personnel and civilians. Traumas in children have their own peculiarities (related to their anatomical and physiological structure) and emergency care, especially resuscitation, differs from that of adults. In the article, we tried to describe traumatic injuries in children, their peculiarities and emergency care at the pre-hospital stage.

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