| Trauma in children | |
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| Other names | Pediatric trauma |
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| A gunshot wound to the left thigh showing entry and exit wound of a 3 year old girl. | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine |
Trauma in children, also known as pediatric trauma, refers to a traumatic injury that happens to an infant, child or adolescent. Because of anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults the care and management of this population differs.