Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Pediatric Blast Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated with Mortality and Description of Injury Profiles.
- Burns
- Major trauma
- Medical
- Nursing
- Trauma and burns
Summary
A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of paediatric blast trauma literature published 2000-2021, covering over 200,000 injuries. It examines factors associated with mortality and compares injury profiles from terrorism-related versus non-terrorism explosions. The authors report that terrorism-related blasts carry higher mortality and distinct injury patterns in children. Relevant to disaster preparedness and paediatric major trauma education rather than day-to-day PICU care.
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