Background Pediatric trauma patients constitute a significant portion of the trauma
population treated by Swedish Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and trauma remains a …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to provide an internationally comparable overview
of pediatric trauma of the University Hospital of Lausanne to improve the care of children …

Background Trauma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children globally. The
burden of injury shows substantial geographical differences, with a significant mortality …

This study aims to describe the pediatric physician-staffed EMS missions at a national level
and to compare the pediatric and the adult EMS missions. Using a national database, we …

Background: Although the incidence of pediatric patients in emergency services is as low as
5–10%, trauma remains one of the leading causes of death during childhood. Only a few …

Conflicting reports exist regarding the quality of prehospital treatment of pediatric trauma
patients. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether prehospital treatment …

Objective The purpose of the study is to compare the outcomes of pediatric trauma patients
with motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes (MPCs) at …

The challenges paediatric trauma presents to pre-hospital and emergency clinicians have
remained constant over the years. Recently, there has been a nationally increased focus to …

BACKGROUND: Although trauma remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
children, less attention has been directed to this group of patients. Whilst there is …

Background In line with international trends, initial treatment of trauma patients has changed
substantially over the last two decades. Although trauma is the leading cause of death and …