Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) Clinical Practice Guideline: Resuscitation of Pediatric Blast Injury Patient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children living in conflict or post-conflict zones are frequently exposed to explosive injuries, with thousands killed and injured every year. The clinical practice guideline from the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group provides a review of current best practice for the resuscitation of a child who has sustained a blast injury in low-resource settings.

Methods

An expert literature review of current practice was undertaken.

Results

The guideline relates to the specific considerations of pediatric resuscitation of a child with a blast injury in low-resource settings. It aims to provide guidance to all health care professionals working in resource-constrained, secondary-level healthcare contexts. It takes into consideration clinical dec

SUBMITTER: Wooldridge G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12831528 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature