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ArticleWorld journal of cardiology2018

Preventing pediatric cardiothoracic trauma: Role of policy and legislation.

Konstantinos S Mylonas, Pouya Hemmati, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Pavlos Texakalidis, Konstantinos P Economopoulos

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Article in World journal of cardiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Konstantinos S MylonasPediatric Cardiology Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece. ksmylonas@gmail.com.
Pouya HemmatiDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, United States.
Diamantis I TsilimigrasSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece.
Pavlos TexakalidisSurgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece.
Konstantinos P EconomopoulosSurgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data from the last 50 years suggest that pediatric patients 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 programs, gun-control legislation, off-road vehicle regulation, initiatives such as "Prevent the Bleed", as well as professional society recommendations are key in preventing pediatric cardiothoracic injuries.

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Blunt cardiac traumaChildrenInjuryLegislationPediatric traumaPenetrating cardiac traumaPolicy

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