Pediatric Injuries: Prevention to Resolution

The promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicine

“…Banking the substantial fraction of organs that go unused in the current allocation system could be lifesaving for these patients. The public health benefits of banking organs for emergency surgery could be vast; traumatic injury accounts for more deaths among adolescents and children than all other causes combined 104 . Similarly, an International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation committee has estimated that a substantial proportion of heart attack victims could be saved if heart transplantation were available for these patients on demand 4 .…”

Blunt Splenic Injuries in the Adolescent Trauma Population: The Role of Angiography and Embolization

“…Differences in the pediatric spleen make it more amenable to non-operative therapy. The fibrous capsule of a child's spleen is thicker, and fractures tend to occur along avascular horizontal planes (2). Finally, the greater healing capability of children allows them to both compensate for blood loss and heal injured spleens more readily.…”

Childhood trauma: The neglected childhood killer disease

“…[4] However, in the developing countries, congenital anomalies, infectious diseases, and malnutrition are still more common causes of morbidity and mortality in paediatric age group. [7] Injuries were responsible for the largest number of admissions (46.9%), the greatest number of inpatient days (49.1%), and were the leading cause of surgical deaths (48%). [5] However, the loss of man power and the economic burden to the society are quite massive as more than 16% of the children admitted for trauma develop some kind of permanent disability.…”