Description: Pediatric Spine Trauma The Emergency Services Perspective was presented by P. David Adelson, MD, FACS, FAAP, on Nov. 6, 2009 at The Arizona Trauma and Acute Care Consortium first annual symposium. He discusses the way in which he diagnoses and treats spine and spinal cord injuries. Spine injuries are frequently missed in the pediatric evaluation. Dr. Adelson is the director of Phoenix Children's Hospital's Children's Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in pediatric neurosurgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital.