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Hyperglycemia in pediatric head trauma patients: a cross-sectional study Hiperglicemia em pacientes pediátricos com traumatismo craniencefálico: estudo de corte transversal [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence of acute hyperglycemia in children with head trauma stratified by the Glasgow coma scale (GCS). METHOD: A prospective cross-sectional study carried out with information from medical records of pediatric patients ...
José Roberto Tude Melo   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Prehospital critical care is associated with increased survival in adult trauma patients in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service.
Carr, David   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Pediatric Head Trauma [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to a spectrum of brain injury that can result in significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. Pediatric head trauma is distinct from adult TBI. The purpose of this review article is to discuss pediatric TBI and current treatment modalities available.
Nicole, Sharp, Kelly, Tieves
openaire   +2 more sources

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and the risk of injuries requiring hospitalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background and purpose Previous studies have suggested that Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is associated with repetitive trauma, coagulation problems and anatomical abnormalities of the blood supply to the femoral head. The hypothesis that repetitive
Bahmanyar, S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Funding Era Free Speech Theory: Applying Traditional Speech Protection to the Regulation of Anonymous Cyberspace [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background Blunt trauma is the most frequent mechanism of injury in multiple trauma, commonly resulting from road traffic collisions or falls. Two of the most frequent injuries in patients with multiple trauma are chest trauma and extremity fracture ...
Andreas Seekamp   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Less Is More? The Impact of Trauma Volume on the Positive Rate of Head Computed Tomography Scans in Head Trauma Patients

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2012
Objective. Few studies have assessed the impact of trauma volume on the operational efficiency of emergency departments. Herein, we evaluate the association between trauma volume with the positive rate of head computed tomography scans in head trauma ...
Chao-Wen Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

THERE IS NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND MORTALITY IN HEAD TRAUMA PATIENTS

open access: yesIndonesian Journal for Health Sciences, 2019
Head trauma is a major public health problem and is a major cause of mortality worldwide. In the case of head trauma patients, the mortality is determined by using systolic blood pressure as one of the predictors.
Akhmad Renaldi Renaldi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiografia simples e tomografia computadorizada do crânio em crianças e adolescentes vítimas de traumatismo craniano leve [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To identify which pediatric patients with mild head trauma are candidates for skull radiographs or cranial computed tomography (CCT) scans. METHOD: Patients with mild head trauma aged from 0 to 19 years presenting to the Emergency Department ...
Aitken ME   +24 more
core   +2 more sources

Pediatric abusive head trauma

open access: yesBiomedical Journal, 2020
Abusive head trauma (AHT), used to be named shaken baby syndrome, is an injury to the skull and intracranial components of a baby or child younger than 5 years due to violent shaking and/or abrupt impact.
Kun-Long Hung
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of minor head trauma management in the emergency departments of a United States and Italian Children’s hospital

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Background Pediatric head trauma management varies between emergency departments globally. Here we aim to compare the pediatric minor head trauma management between a US and Italian hospital.
Brittany M. Stopa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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