This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Trauma: Primary Survey. It was created by Hillary Janssens (Medical Student, University of British Columbia) with the help of Dr. Holly Sherman (Pediatric Emergency Physician, University of British Columbia).

Click on the image below for the full-screen PDF handout.

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References

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2. Avarello JT, Cantor RM. Pediatric major trauma: An approach to evaluation and management. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007;25:803–36. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2007.06.013.

3. Herman MJ, Brown KO, Sponseller PD, Phillips JH, Petrucelli PM et al. Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Consensus Statement and Algorithm from the Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Working Group. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Jan 2;101(1):e1. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00217. PMID: 30601421.

4. Mora MC, Veras L, Burke RV, Cassidy LD, Christopherson N, Cunningham A, et al. Pediatric trauma triage: A Pediatric Trauma Society Research Committee systematic review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020;89(4):623- 30.

There are no conflucts of interest to disclose by the authors.