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The purpose of this document is to provide emergency care professionals with key facts and recommendations for identifying and managing suspected physical abuse in children.

The Face It Movement launched in 2013 as an initiative led by Kosair Charities in response to the number of child abuse deaths in Kentucky. Face It focuses on a three-pronged approach to addressing child abuse and neglect: promote best practices in child abuse prevention and intervention, advocate for effective policies to improve the child welfare system, and build awareness and engage the community.

This document consolidates national guidelines and expert panel recommendations to offer healthcare professionals concise, evidence-based practices for optimizing pediatric trauma imaging and guiding treatment decisions for head, cervical spine, thoracic, and abdominal injuries.

Provides healthcare professionals with a summary of essential guidelines and recommendations for imaging pediatric trauma patients.

This clinical resource offers evidence-based strategies for managing pediatric hemorrhagic shock and implementing massive transfusion protocols, focusing on rapid assessment, fluid resuscitation, and blood product administration to enhance patient outcomes and standardize care.

Key management and care strategies to ensure optimal resuscitation of pediatric traumatic brain injury patients.

The ACS 2021 National Guidelines for the Field Triage of Injured Patients are a set of evidence-based protocols designed to assist EMS clinicians in making informed decisions about the most appropriate transport destinations for injured patients.