At Home and at Risk: A Study on Pediatric Unintentional Firearm Injuries in the USA.

Aim Of The Study: Firearm injury is the leading cause of death among pediatric patients in the United States. Unintentional firearm injury remains underexplored compared to intentional firearm injury. This study aims to characterize risk factors and demographics associated with pediatric unintentional firearm injury.

Prehospital Reverse Shock Index Times Glasgow Coma Scale as a Predictor for Trauma Intervention in Paediatric Trauma Patients.

Background: Previous studies have identified the reverse shock index x Glasgow Coma Scale (rSIG) as a tool for predicting the need for trauma intervention in pediatric patients. This study sought to investigate the utility of prehospital rSIG as a triage tool to predict the need for trauma-center level of care in a large pediatric cohort.

Methods: Data from the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) (2018-2020) were used.

Predictors of Conservative Management Failure in Pediatric Renal Trauma: National Trauma Database Insights.

Aim Of The Study: This study aimed to evaluate contemporary management strategies of pediatric renal trauma, focusing on the failure of conservative management and identifying its predictors.

Methods: The National Trauma Database (2018-2021) was queried for pediatric patients (≤18 years) with renal injury, identified via AIS codes aligned with the AAST kidney injury grading system. Urological surgical procedures were identified via ICD-10 Procedure Codes.

Identifying Novel Genetic Markers in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Background/purpose: Rhabdomyosarcoma risk stratification is traditionally determined by tumor histology and staging. Recent studies revealed the importance of molecular features in predicting prognosis. We investigated prognosis by age of onset and mutation incidence in rhabdomyosarcoma tumors.

"Signet Ring Sign" on Plain X-ray Indicates the Need for Surgical Intervention After Magnet Ingestion in Children.

The ingestion of magnets used in toys and household products is a common problem in children and can have potentially devastating health consequences. The attraction between multiple magnets across intestinal walls can lead to bowel obstruction, fistula formation, necrosis, and perforation of the involved segments. Multiple magnets attached to each other within the intestinal lumen can also pass spontaneously.