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What's a Trauma: Sports Injuries

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Medical Services, Trauma

Recognizing when a child has suffered a trauma is very important for parents and EMS workers to make sure the child is taken to a pediatric trauma center - especially if the injury is considered a 'time-critical diagnosis.' Diana Kraus, RN, manager of the St. Louis Children's Hospital trauma program, gives some examples of sports injuries.

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