MCH Trauma consists of 5 inter-professional programs

Trauma Program

Emergency, acute care, early rehabilitation and out-patient follow-up for all types of trauma: musculoskeletal; spinal; thoracic; abdominal; pelvic; ocular; dental; poisoning; near drowning; etc.

Neurotrauma Program

Emergency, acute care, early rehabilitation and out-patient management for all types and severities of brain, neck and spinal cord injuries.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) and Return to Sports Program

Management of MTBI (often referred to as a concussion) including assessment, intervention plan, recommendations for return to school, and individualized plan for return to sports and recreational activities. It also includes a mild traumatic brain injury inter-professional clinic.

Burn Trauma Program

Emergency, acute care, early rehabilitation and ambulatory management for all types and severities of burns.

Injury Prevention Program

Injury prevention recommendations, education, public awareness, community out-reach, partnership development, and research.

Services offered by the programs:

The management of a trauma patient can be quite challenging and complex as the needs are multi-faceted. MCH trauma consists of many surgical, medical, nursing, rehabilitation and psychosocial specialists who provide highly specialized trauma expertise to the children and their families. They work closely together in an interdisciplinary manner to ensure that care is well-coordinated and of high quality. The interprofessional care is individualized to meet the specific needs of the patient, given their age, stage of development and pre-morbid psychosocial and academic history. As part of the provincial trauma network, the Programs work closely with the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), and will assist families in opening claim dossiers.

Clinical Care offered by the programs:

Our highly skilled team of experts care for children and teens suffering from a wide variety of injuries including skull fractures, diffuse axonal injuries, intra-cerebral haemorrhages, cerebral contusions, concussions, severely broken bones, spinal trauma, burns, severe chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries, eye traumas and dental traumas. Many of these result from car collisions, sports, falls, abuse, assault, fire, frostbite, near drowning, caustic ingestions and poisonings, etc. Patients and their families are cared for in an interdisciplinary manner.

The trauma coordinators (Neurotrauma Program, Trauma Program, Burn Trauma Program) work directly with patients and families daily. They play key roles linking all specialties involved in the child's care, thereby ensuring that:

• a comprehensive interdisciplinary and coordinated treatment plan is in place
• protocols are followed in a timely and effective manner
• parents receive consistent information from the moment that the child arrives through the acute and early rehabilitation phases
• transfer to appropriate rehabilitation centres or other community resources is completed.

Specialties include: Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Nursing, Orthopaedics, Urology, Intensive Care, Medical Imaging, Angiography, Anaesthesia, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, ENT, Neurology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Work, Child Life Services, Pastoral Services. Other specialties may be consulted as needed.