@article{ref1,
title="Gunshot injuries in children",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="1984",
author="Chang, Jer-Hao and Blocker, S. and Valentine, Jeanette",
volume="24",
number="11",
pages="952-956",
abstract="Ninety consecutive patients between 2 and 15 years of age sustaining gunshot wounds were analyzed and a management algorithm evolved. Key management steps included fluid resuscitation in the field by trained paramedical personnel and recognition of the severity of the wound when large-caliber or shotgun injuries were encountered. Arteriograms were most helpful in locating vascular injuries; venograms were inaccurate. Morbidity was directly related to missile size and impact area, and to the number of organs injured. Any hospitalization beyond 2 weeks' duration should have social service, home-bound school service, psychiatry, and physical therapy in consultation. During a 5-year period only two of the 90 patients died secondary to hemorrhagic shock.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}