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ArticleChirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

[Different expectations regarding the prehospital care of injured children? : A comparison between pediatric surgeons and trauma surgeons].

Ralf Kraus, Melanie Markmann, Jens Günter Riedel, Emmanuel Schneck

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Ralf KrausUnfall‑, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen, Rudolf Buchheim Str. 7, 35385, Gießen, Deutschland. ralf.kraus@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de.
Melanie MarkmannKlinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland.
Jens Günter RiedelKlinik für Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland.
Emmanuel SchneckKlinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland.

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introductionThe prehospital care of injured children is challenging. Immobilization and pharmacological pain management are in the foreground; however, the expectations of pediatric surgeons and trauma surgeons regarding emergency medical services and emergency physicians can vary. This study aims to identify similarities and differences.

methodsIn this study 186 members of the Pediatric Traumatology Section of the German Society for Trauma Surgery were surveyed on the necessity of 9 emergency medical interventions using 10 routine case studies.

resultsA total of 26 pediatric surgeons and 31 trauma surgeons provided their assessments. There were significant differences in assessment regarding the use of pharmacological pain management, the need for neurological assessment and reduction maneuvers with analgesia. There was high agreement regarding immobilization of the injured body region, the establishment of an intravenous approach and sterile closure of open fractures. DISCUSSION: Pediatric traumatologists with trauma surgery and pediatric surgery training have different priorities in their requirements for the prehospital care of injured children. Joint interdisciplinary recommendations for action should be formulated to provide widely accepted guidelines for emergency medical personnel, who often do not specialize in pediatric traumatology.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelEmergency Medical ServicesPediatricsSurgeonsTraumatologyWounds and InjuriesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGermanyHumansMalePain ManagementImmobilizationPain managementPediatric traumatologyReductionRescue service care

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