Pediatric Trauma

This comprehensive reference on paediatric trauma addresses the components necessary to control injury as a disease entity. It covers prevention, acute care and rehabilitation in depth and catagorizes injury in childhood.

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This comprehensive reference on paediatric trauma addresses the components necessary to control injury as a diseaase entity. The field of prevention is population based and requires a multi-faceted strategy to curtail entry of children into the acute care system. Effective injury control strategies are now linked in sequence with acute care and rehabilitation. Any individual committed to injury control should find the information presented useful. This reference textbook focuses upon the needs of children and their families. Each contributor provides a perspective on a particular area of expertise with their comments and additional reference material.