Major paediatric trauma radiology guidance
Date: 2024
This guidance is intended to aid decision-making between clinicians and radiologists about the most appropriate imaging in paediatric major trauma including:
- Blunt trauma
- Penetrating trauma
- Blast injury.
This guidance is designed for treatment of paediatric patients presenting following major trauma. Separate adult-specific guidance is available.
Where there is a perceived discrepancy, this paediatric document should take precedence for patients under 16 years of age. Each young person needs to be assessed clinically on a case-by-case basis.
This guidance replaces: Paediatric Trauma Protocols.
This guidance is endorsed by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
