Paediatric Major Trauma Service

The WCH provides the Paediatric Major Trauma Service for South Australia and provides care for children with severe trauma for SA as well as for the Northern Territory, western Victoria and south-west New South Wales.

The service includes resuscitation and retrieval coordinated by the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) a full range of paediatric surgical subspecialties, anaesthesia, organ imaging and rehabilitation. In the Emergency Department a multidisciplinary trauma team receives patients with severe trauma.

Advice and consultation is provided to the ambulance service via radio link in ICU and to hospitals and doctors via a direct dial "hot line" in ICU ph (08) 8161 7999.

Paediatric trauma education for medical, nursing and allied health professionals is provided at the hospital and via outreach programs in rural areas. Contact Tony Slater or Sue Imgraben for details.

The Trauma Service undertakes regular case review to evaluate and improve the system of paediatric trauma management in the State. Referring doctors are encouraged to participate in this process by making constructive comment when appropriate.

How to access the service

Severe Trauma

Patients with severe trauma from other hospitals should be referred by 'phoning the direct dial number to Paediatric Intensive Care (08) 8161 7999. Advice can be sought about immediate resuscitation and appropriate transport o

Hours

24 hours

Contact Information

Unit Head

Acting Director, Trauma, Staff Specialist Paediatric Emergency
Dr Malcolm Higgins

Julie Paholski
Trauma Nurse Coordinator

Mailing Address

Paediatric Major Trauma Service

Women's and Children's Hospital

72 King William Road

North Adelaide 

South Australia 5006

Phone/Fax/Email

Ph (08) 8161 7999

Fax (08) 8161 7457

Email julie.paholski@health.sa.gov.au

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