Pedi Pointers and Pertinent Propaganda

[Bjorn, Pret]

I'm speaking to a group of nurse anesthetists this weekend who want to
know cool stuff about pediatric trauma.  I've got a couple of canned
lectures on my hard drive, but they (and surely I) could use some
freshening up.

Apart from various spins on "kids are / are not little adults," what's
the coolest thing you know about pediatric trauma?

Techniques, tips, trivia -- if it's germane to kids and trauma, I'd love
to hear it and pass it along (after cursory verification, of course).  

For example, it was the Trauma-List that taught me how SCIWORA is more
common in adults than kids, and that Waddell's Triad is just another way
of saying that when a child gets hit by a car, he basically gets
creamed.

If you have background references, great; if not I'll happily reference
YOU.

I thank you, and scores of Maine nurse anesthetists are subconsciously
in your debt.

Pret Bjorn, RN
Bangor, ME USA