PAEDIATRIC TRAUM
TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT MALAYSIA
PROVIDER COURSE
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, Learning Outcomes
1. Able to identify unique characteristics of the paediatric
patient with regards to pattern of injuries, anatomy, and its
physiology.
2. Able to describe the structured approach to manage
paediatric trauma.
3. Able to recognize non-accidental injuries in paediatric
population.
4. Able to understand the importance of injury prevention.
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, Introduction
• Trauma is the commonest cause of mortality and
morbidity for children include motor vehicle accidents,
falls, drowning, fires, and even non-accidental injuries.
• The principles of trauma management is that children
have distinct anatomy and physiology compared to
adults and they have immense ability to compensate
for volume lost as well as ventilatory failure.
• If these compensatory mechanisms are not recognised
early in the phase of ongoing blood lost/hypoxia, the
patient will deteriorate rapidly.
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TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT MALAYSIA
PROVIDER COURSE
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, Learning Outcomes
1. Able to identify unique characteristics of the paediatric
patient with regards to pattern of injuries, anatomy, and its
physiology.
2. Able to describe the structured approach to manage
paediatric trauma.
3. Able to recognize non-accidental injuries in paediatric
population.
4. Able to understand the importance of injury prevention.
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, Introduction
• Trauma is the commonest cause of mortality and
morbidity for children include motor vehicle accidents,
falls, drowning, fires, and even non-accidental injuries.
• The principles of trauma management is that children
have distinct anatomy and physiology compared to
adults and they have immense ability to compensate
for volume lost as well as ventilatory failure.
• If these compensatory mechanisms are not recognised
early in the phase of ongoing blood lost/hypoxia, the
patient will deteriorate rapidly.
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