Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response Topical Collection Chapter 11: Physical Trauma: Blunt and Penetrating Injuries Due to Explosives and Firearms

• 2022

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• Sarita Chung; George Foltin; David Schonfeld

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This chapter focuses on injuries in children caused by blasts and firearms. It describes different types of blast injuries, like primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. The chapter explains how these injuries affect the body and offers guidance for emergency care. It also highlights challenges in managing incendiary burns alongside blast trauma. The text emphasizes the importance of disaster preparedness for mass casualty events involving children and suggests strategies to improve outcomes through planning with regional health systems and trauma centers.

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Blast Injuries; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Explosions; Firearms; Pediatrics; Trauma Centers; Triage; Wounds and Injuries; Bombs; Explosive Agents; Mass Casualty Incidents; Mass Shooting Events

Institutions: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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