Pediatric Trauma
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> According to BTLS children often suffer the effects of Waddell's Triad >
> which states that the child will suffer a fracture to the left femur,
> splenic injury and right sided head injury. I have been able to uncover
> no supporting or contradictory data.

Here's a study of close to 500 patients - found no support whatsoever for
this "classic" finding:

 Orsborn R, Haley K, Hammond S, Falcone RE. Pediatric pedestrian versus
motor vehicle patterns of injury: debunking the myth. Air Med J
18:107-110, 1999.

Dave Cone
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David C. Cone, MD - Chief, Division of EMS
Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Suite 260, 464 Congress Ave, New Haven CT 06519-1315