Abstract
Children are at significantly higher risk for morbidity and mortality following trauma due to hemorrhage, coagulopathy, and incomplete resuscitation. Annually, 9.2 million children are seen in the ED for injuries, approximately 12,175 die from their injuries. In massive trauma patients, hemorrhage accounts for 30- 40% of all early trauma mortality, making it one of the leading causes of preventable death in all trauma patients ages 0-42. Thromboelastograms (TEG) are currently used in adult trauma patients and pediatric ECMO patients but there is minimal literature on the use of TEG levels in pediatric trauma patients. The purpose of this project is to increase recognition of coagulopathies in pediatric trauma patients through the use of TEG in a Midwestern level II trauma hospital.