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The Impact of Terrorism on Children: A Two-Year Experience

Part of: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Counterterrorism Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Julian M. Sandell  and
I.K. Maconochie
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Waisman et al1have once more highlighted the very real challenge of triaging children in mass-casualty events (MCE) in the pre-hospital setting. Difficulties encountered measuring vital signs and different patterns of injury, reflecting significant anatomical and physiological differences, necessitates a modified approach when applying traditional “adult” triage methods to paediatric trauma victims. When using physiological parameters to triage children, their faster respiratory rates and heart rates frequently result in younger children being triaged to a higher category than their injuries demand. These differences become less apparent during adolescence, as the young person matures into adulthood.

Keywords

childrendisaster medicinedisaster planning organization administrationemergency medicineemergency medical servicesinjurypediatrictraumatriage
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Letter
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 2004 , pp. 370 - 371
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2004

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