Pedtrauma
Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma) was established in Athens in 1998 by a dedicated group of doctors and parents concerned about the high rate of childhood accidents in Greece. The organisation aims to raise awareness about children’s accidents to reduce their frequency and severity and to enhance the quality of care once an accident occurs
Pedtrauma supports the establishment of trauma centres in major public children’s hospitals throughout Greece. They also focus on equipping and upgrading paediatric departments and clinics in hospitals and health centres with essential medical equipment for the treatment of children.
Working in collaboration with hospitals and health centres across Greece, Pedtrauma identifies and supplies the necessary medical equipment for the immediate care of children following trauma accidents. This support helps to prevent the need for children to travel long distances for treatment.
Some of the medical equipment purchased includes incubators, defibrillators, vein viewers, neonatal cribs, paediatric blood pressure monitors, paediatric stethoscopes, baby scales and immobilisation boards.
In addition to providing equipment, Pedtrauma runs trauma prevention programs for children in schools and offers specialised paediatric trauma training for surgeons, doctors, nurses, and paramedics.
Since 2018, THI Australia has supported 21 Pedtrauma projects across Greece, including in Alexandroupolis, Anafi, Argos, Folegandros, Fournoi Korseon, Galatas, Ioannina, Irakleia, Kastoria, Koufounisia, Kimolos, Kythira, Lipsi, Messolonghi, Milos, Nisyros, Patras, Sikinos, Skyros, Therassia, and Thessaloniki. These upgrades have benefitted 78,863 children.
