http://www.iep.org/Our%20Physicians/Journal%20Club/Trauma%2004-15-08/Pediatric%20Blunt%20Abdominal%20Trauma.pdf
1. The content of this article includes information on pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. It seems that a good amount of research was put into this article. The information is clear and accurate as far as I can tell.
2. The design of the article is simple and not cluttered. It is mostly all wording and one chart. I think more visuals would provide for better understanding of the information in the article.
3. The author of the article is clearly stated at the beginning. Two of the authors are MDs and one is a DO. I would think with these credentials the information would be reliable and accurate.
4. The article was published in the 2006 issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. There is not indication that this is updated periodically but since it is an article I would not think it needed to be.
5. Resources are provided at the end of the article. Most of the resources are current however some are from the mid 1990s and I would think there would be more recent data/information to include in the article.
6. The article is easy to read aside from the fact that the chart goes in a different direction than all the writing. As mentioned earlier, more visual aides would allow for better understanding of the information.
7. I accessed the site from Yahoo search. You could also obtain the article by getting it from the original journals site.
8. The intended audience for this article would be anyone dealing with the situation of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. Nurses, EMTs, medical providers, etc would benefit from the article.
9. Contact addresses are provided below the authors names at the beginning of the article.
10. No user support is offered however since this is an article only I am not sure it is needed. If one had questions related to the content they could utilize the contact information provided.
Summary: The information in this article seems very useful for pediatric emergencies. The information is mostly current and from a reliable source. I will be using this site for my online community.
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I'm not sure that people realize the trauma that a seat belt can actually cause. When you think about what it is actually doing, you can see how abdominal trauma can be caused.
ReplyDeleteHeather: I remember the first time I saw a patient with seat belt trauma. You could tell exactly where the seat belt was positioned on him across his shoulder and abdomen.
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