RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: How to be the paediatrician at a trauma call
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 19
OP 23
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315975
VO 105
IS 1
A1 Roisin Begley
A1 Philip Aidan Martin
A1 Jeff Morgan
A1 Zoe Roberts
A1 Stephen Mullen
YR 2020
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/1/19.abstract
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.