PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Roisin Begley
AU  - Philip Aidan Martin
AU  - Jeff Morgan
AU  - Zoe Roberts
AU  - Stephen Mullen
TI  - Fifteen-minute consultation: How to be the paediatrician at a trauma call
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315975
DP  - 2020 Feb 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 19--23
VI  - 105
IP  - 1
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/1/19.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/1/19.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2020 Feb 01; 105
AB  - The management of paediatric trauma patients can be complex, involving a coordinated multidisciplinary approach. Paediatricians form an integral part of the trauma team and are often tasked with managing circulation. In this article, we will discuss the assessment of catastrophic haemorrhage and ‘circulation’ through the viewpoint of a paediatrician via a case discussion. This will include initial investigations and management, noting the time critical nature in identifying and stopping catastrophic haemorrhage. The discussion will comment on how to address hypovolaemic shock and touch on the role of imaging.