Trauma – Mission and Programs

Trauma – Mission and Programs

Mission

  • To provide excellent trauma care
  • To maintain a high level of expertise
  • To ensure rapid accessibility for all patients to the MCH Trauma services
  • To assist patients and their families in understanding the impact of the injury and the expected course
  • To assist children and teens in achieving their maximum functional potential during the early stages of recovery
  • To provide coordinated patient-focused care in conjunction with other institutions in the healthcare consortium in order to assure timely continuum of care
  • To provide academic teaching and clinical training
  • To be leaders in pediatric and adolescent trauma research
  • To monitor trends and play a leadership role in the development of strategies for targeted injury prevention, public awareness, advocacy and lobbying
  • To be available as an expert community resource and develop strategic alliances with others sharing a common goal in advocating for the needs of the children and teens of Quebec
MCH Trauma Centre

Programs

Affiliated Programs

History

1989

  • Developed 1st inter-professional Pediatric Neurotrauma Program in Quebec and Canada. Included all types and severity of Neurotrauma. Became the model for future Trauma Programs nationally and internationally.
  • 1st edition of the Neurotrauma Handbook (used province-wide)

1993

  • Provincial designation as a Pediatric and Adolescent Trauma Centre.
  • 2nd edition of the Neurotrauma Handbook (used provincially, nationally and internationally)

1997

  • Provincial designation as a Pediatric and Adolescent Trauma Centre.
  • 2nd edition of the Neurotrauma Handbook (used provincially, nationally and internationally)

2000

  • Re-organized and expanded Trauma mandate to include all types and severities of trauma under one program
  • Developed hospital-wide clinical protocols to standardize the management of all types and severities of trauma
  • Developed assorted educational resources diffused to community partners and other health professionals and trainees

2001

  • MSSS designation Neurotrauma Centre of Expertise
  • Clinical and academic teaching of health professionals training in the faculty of medicine
  • Implemented monthly Trauma Rounds Educational Series (Inter-professional)

2002

  • Expanded Burn Trauma Program
  • 1st Trauma Centre in Canada to report rise in concussions in minor hockey
  • Diffusion of timely trauma and injury prevention information to media
  • Implementation of early hip spica for femur fracture; reduced length of stay

2006

  • Expanded Injury Prevention Mandate –Created Official Program.
  • Re-organized & developed Multi-level Emergency Trauma Response System. (1010/2020)
  • Implementation of Inter-professional Trauma Activation Quality Review Process
  • Development of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Program

2007

  • Certified as a WHO health promoting hospital
  • Developed MTBI and Return to Sports Program; ambulatory shift to care, decreased need for hospitalization
  • Publication of the 1st edition Concussion KiT
  • Expanded Trauma Research mandate, created official Program

2008

  • Expanded Concussion Clinic; community out-reach education programs and resources
  • Purchase of transportable mini fluoroscopy machine facilitating close reductions in ER & Clinic

2009

  • Developed many community outreach projects & partnerships
  • Developed and launched MCH Trauma Website
  • Developed and launched bilingual MCH Trauma Website (recipient of multiple awards)

2010

  • Implementation of the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) in the Emergency Department

2011

  • Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) integrated into MCH Trauma System close collaboration with Injury Prevention Program
  • Further expansion of Trauma Research Program

2012

  • Expansion of inter-professional MTBI Program/Concussion clinic. Concussion education to community partners and provincial health professionals
  • Use of the Bier Block for management of upper extremity fractures in Emergency Department

2013

  • Further expansion of MTBI Program to include vestibular rehabilitation
  • Publication of 2nd edition of MCH Concussion KiT
  • Publication of 3rd edition of Neurotrauma Handbook

2014

  • Cited by MSSS/INESSS TCC léger management guidelines
  • Implementation of Trauma Team Leader (TTL) Program
  • Publication of Burn booklet

2015

  • New site of Trauma Centre (moved to 1001 Decarie Boulevard) and opening of the new Concussion clinic
  • Development of Post-Traumatic Headache Management Protocol for community MDs & Emergentologists and other health professionals
  • Development of “Is the Thrill Worth It?” High School Program

2016

  • Ongoing development and expansion of Trauma Research Program

2018

  • Publication of 3rd edition MCH Concussion KiT
  • Hosted Trauma Resuscitation in Kids (TRIK) course for eastern Canada

2019

  • Participation in the MSSS algorithm for concussion management

2020

  • Telemedicine patient care

2021

  • Remote patient consultation

2022

  • Hybrid clinical care delivery model

2023

  • Publication of 4th edition of the MCH Concussion KiT
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