Is lactate an effective clinical marker of outcome for children with major trauma? – A literature review

Major trauma in children in the United Kingdom is relatively rare. In 2012 4720 children were admitted to Emergency Departments suffering with multiple trauma, of these 737 were severely injured with an injury severity score (ISS) of greater than 15 (TARN, 2012), this number had increased to 1511 in 2014 (TARN, 2015). Major trauma morbidity and mortality surpasses all major diseases in children and young adults. It could be argued that trauma is the most serious public health and health care problem in this population (American College of Surgeons, 2012; TARN, 2015).
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research