This guide serves as a stand alone text on the latest technologies in pediatric trauma care emphasizes direct patient care and covers injuries caused by blunt and penetrating mechanical forces includes chapters on rehabilitation and long term outcomes not covered elsewhere presents new material on communication and coping skills after the death of a child addresses issues related to neuro-, genitourinary, and skeletal trauma, as well as injuries affecting the face, abdomen, and hands describes both hospital and community preparedness for pediatric trauma care The definitive text on the...