Preventing pediatric cardiothoracic trauma:Role of policy and legislation

作     者：Konstantinos S Mylonas Pouya Hemmati Diamantis I Tsilimigras Pavlos Texakalidis Konstantinos P Economopoulos 

作者机构：Pediatric Cardiology Working GroupSociety of Junior DoctorsAthens 15123Greece Department of SurgeryMayo ClinicRochesterMN 55902United States School of MedicineNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAthens 11527Greece Pavlos TexakalidisKonstantinos P EconomopoulosSurgery Working GroupSociety of Junior DoctorsAthens 15123Greece School of MedicineFaculty of Health SciencesAristotle University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki 54621Greece Department of SurgeryDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNC 27710United States 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第10卷第7期

页      面：49-51页

学科分类：10[医学] 

主　　题：Pediatric trauma Blunt cardiac trauma Penetrating cardiac trauma Injury Children Policy Legislation 

摘      要：Data from the last 50 years suggest that pediatric pa-tients typically suffer cardiothoracic injuries following blunt traumatic force(70%) in the setting of either motor vehicle crashes(53.5%) or vehicle-pedestrian accidents(18.2%). Penetrating trauma accounts for 30% of pediatric cardiothoracic injuries, half of which are gunshot wounds. Graduated driver licensing progr-ams, gun-control legislation, off-road vehicle regulation, initiatives such as Prevent the Bleed, as well as prof-essional society recommendations are key in preventing pediatric cardiothoracic injuries.