Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Special Considerations

Up to 60% of mortality in children accounts for?
  1. Suicide
  2. Sexual abuse
  3. Trauma
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - Pediatric trauma accounted for 59.5% of all mortality for children under 18. Injury is the leading cause of death in this age group in all over the world. Greater than all other causes combined. It is also the leading cause of permanent paralysis for children.
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