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Paediatric Trauma

Who to contact with questions?	Dr. Tim Carey – Clinical Director of Paediatric Trauma Telephone: (519)-685-8021 Kristine Hooghiem – Nurse Case Manager: Telephone: (519)685-8500 ext 55486 Leanne Siebermorgan – Trauma Program Secretary Telephone: (519)667-6795
Who to contact when you are making a referral?	Paediatric Referrals (under 18 years of age) 24 hours a day Call Criticall 1 800-668-HELP(4357)

Our Program

The Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) serves as the designated Paediatric Lead Trauma Hospital (LTH) for the Southwestern Ontario region. There are currently thirteen hospitals in Ontario that provide specialized trauma services and comprise a provincial trauma system. The trauma system includes the following components identified with optimal trauma care including prevention, access, acute hospital care, rehabilitation, education, and research activities. In southwestern Ontario, the role of the Paediatric Trauma Program is to provide leadership in the specialized care of moderately and severely injured children. The Paediatric Trauma Program coordinates services to meet regional needs and participates in local, provincial and national programs related to education, research and injury prevention.

Our Team

Nurse Case Manager - Kristine Hooghiem RN, BScN, MN(c)

• Coordination, case management, and discharge planning.
• Patient liaison to facilitate ongoing communication amongst patients, families, physicians/surgeons, interdisciplinary team members, community hospitals, agencies, and care partners.
• Collaborates with team members to develop a plan of care.
• Acts as a resource for patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members by educating about prescribed interventions, procedures, and therapies during hospitalization and in preparation for discharge.
• Provides patient education in terms of injury prevention.

Trauma Team Leaders

• Provides timely, efficient emergency trauma care 24 hours a day to injured children from infancy to 17 years of age.
• Provides trauma, medical, and surgical consultation to minimize life-threatening injuries.
• Facilitates transfer and admission of patients from Southwestern Ontario and Northern Ontario.
• Provides clinical and administrative leadership.

Most Responsible Physicians

• 24 hour coverage to provide medical consultation, management, and follow up for injured children.
• Provides leadership for the pediatric critical care unit and the in patients units to ensure smooth transitions from admission to discharge.
• Refers to specialty services and allied health for comprehensive health care and recovery from injuries.
• Communicates with patients and families to answer questions, offer support.
• Consults with community hospitals, health care teams and agencies.

Social Work - Jill Stockwell MSW, RSW

• Provides support and guidance for families through the continuum of care from admission to discharge.
• Provides crisis and or grief counseling for patients, siblings and families.
• Facilitates services within the home community for children and adolescents upon discharge.
  Physiotherapy
• Provides rehabilitation services by treating injury and dysfunction with exercises and strength training to return to a pre-injury activity level.
• Educates patient on how to correctly and safely ambulate using assistive devices such as crutches or wheel chairs.

Injury Prevention Educators - Denise Polgar and Jane Harrington

• Facilitates and provides leadership for inpatient and outpatient injury prevention strategies.
• Committee work both locally and provincially to develop injury prevention guidelines, trauma education, community outreach programs, and research.
  

Links and Resources

Please visit the LHSC Trauma website to learn more about our IMPACT Program.