Treatment of burns is focused on stopping the burning process, appropriate IV fluid resuscitation, wound management and analgesia.
Early on-scene treatment of near-drowning victims is critical to patient survival.
Recognition of injury patterns commonly associated with child abuse is vital in pediatric trauma.
Management of crush injuries involves extrication, early fluid resuscitation and prevention of acute kidney injury and acidosis.
The goal of triage in a mass casualty incident involves doing the greatest good for the greatest number and should incorporate an appropriate pediatric algorithm such as JumpSTART.