Pitfalls in Assessing and Managing Common Pediatric Injuries

Pitfalls in Assessing and Managing Common Pediatric Injuries

Urgent message: Fractures, in general, are relatively common among pediatric patients. Those most likely to be seen in the urgent care setting include injuries to the radius, ulna, humerus, lateral condyle, clavicle, tibia, and fibula. The second of two parts. Justin Kunes, MD, Shane R. Hanzlik, MD, Allison Gilmore, MD As noted in part 1 of this article (published in the February 2011 issue of JUCM and available at www.jucm.com), fractures are common injuries in …

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