Penetrating Paediatric Thoracic Injury

Paediatric penetrating chest trauma is common in conflict, but rarely seen in peacetime. We describe the successful hospital management of a five year old female civilian casualty with life threatening penetrating thoracic trauma caused by a fragment from an explosive device.

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Published in:BMJ military health 2011-09, Vol.157 (3), p.243-245
Main Authors: Coley, E, Roach, P, Macmillan, AI, West, ATH, Johnston, A McD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghan Campaign 2001
Afghanistan - ethnology
Blast Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Blast Injuries - surgery
Child, Preschool
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
Military Medicine
Thoracic Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Injuries - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United Kingdom
Vena Cava, Superior
Wounds, Penetrating - diagnostic imaging
Wounds, Penetrating - surgery
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Summary:Paediatric penetrating chest trauma is common in conflict, but rarely seen in peacetime. We describe the successful hospital management of a five year old female civilian casualty with life threatening penetrating thoracic trauma caused by a fragment from an explosive device.
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-157-03-11