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Powerful story from one of our young trauma patients. What matters to us: doing stuff and fixing things. What matters to patients: fear, anxiety, frustration, missing family, friends, pets, being far from home, missing out on normal activities…

Interesting reflection from Dennis our PMTC ANP - saying “you’re going home today” can strike fear if the “what happens next” questions haven’t been addressed… Especially important across the regional boundaries within the Scottish Trauma Ntwk

Next up is Mark Whytock discussing Paediatric Trauma, a Pre-Hospital perspective. Mark is an Advanced Practitioner in Critical care based in Edinburgh with Scottish Ambulance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚑

Dr Sarah Alexander reflecting on trauma lead- managed to mention Superheros, Barbie, and cognitive overload! Not too "touchy feely"! PaediatricMTC study day.

Demonstrating the Major Trauma app is Mark Lilley Using technology to improve communication and documentation during high stress incidents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏥

And many thanks you you Marie, Mark Lilley & Micheala McGlone for your presentations and contribulations to the day. #teamwork

One of my favourite slides today at Scottish Trauma Ntwk Paediatric major trauma day today - Sarah Alexander’s perfect trauma team lead. An excellent event full of valuable learning & networking.

Slightly delayed summaries of key messages from afternoon session at Scottish Trauma Ntwk Paediatric Major Trauma Study Day…

Major Incidents involving children: - have an understanding of language used and communication pathways - know our role/Action Card within our dept's action plan - do as much 'normal' as possible but in an enhanced capacity - documentation is everything

Specific challenges with paeds MIs - Children are portable, may be moved around at scene or self-present via police/taxi/parents - Identification, assessment, triage tool specificities - Parents - if injured, can they be co-located? - Is there a recovery plan - staff and service

Trauma app Mark Lilley: - can generate a contemporaneous record, with drugs, interventions, obs all time-stamped - multiple users can input concurrently - single PDF is generated and end of resus that can integrate to patients EPR - data can be used for audit and governance

Jill Baker & Jürgen Messner on PMTC Orthoplastic Service: - evidence -> outcome improvements in early frames +- (free) flap grafts ideally < 72h - earlier mobilisation & discharge - supported by anaes (nerve blocks/catheters) & PMTC physio - collaboration between adult MTC & PMTC

Next Dave & Micheala McGlone - presenting the national collaboration between Police, Ambulance & NHS -> pathway for families of bereaved children to maximise support that can be given whilst adhering to police guidance - all depts should have a plan for enacting this process

Jennifer Pyper, Bereavement Lead at RHCYP. Shared a powerful and humbling presentation from a parent of one of our PMTC patients. Words too profound for Twitter...Thank you for sharing.

George Henry, Head of Safety and Policy at Transport Scotland, outlining strategies to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Scottish Roads by 50% by 2030, and the aspiration to have zero road deaths in Scotland by 2050.

Marco Fantin, presented on the support that Brake, the road safety charity can give to victims of Road Traffic Incidents. Network of Scottish co-ordinators now established and contact from Police and NHS teams welcome to explore potential benefits for patients and families post-RTC

Thank you to all who attended and contributed in person and online, with over 200 delegates, all joined by our passion and drive to improve paediatric trauma care in Scotland, and beyond. #teamwork