Case Studies: Spine and Head Trauma 

Drs. Kenneth C. Jackimczyk, M.D. and Jeffrey R. Avner, M.D. 

Prominent algorithms for spine immobilization, the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study criteria and the Canadian cervical spine rules for obtaining plain films in patients with suspected spine injuries, the current status of the use of steroids in spinal injury, low-, moderate- and high-risk pediatric head trauma, the management of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in the pediatric patient.

Case Studies:  Pediatric Trauma

Drs. Lance Brown, M.D. and Charles Scott, M.D. 

Vascular access in children, the physical examination of the pediatric trauma victim, performing a mental status examination on a young child and how to clear the cervical spine of a child, the types of child abuse and the statistics on child abuse, the elements of memory and suggestibility as they relate to the testimony of child witness.