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Pediatric Trauma Care (PTC)
Member: NGO Premium
Since: 27.05.2011
Since: 27.05.2011
Gytheiou Street 1A, GR-152 31 Halandri, Athens, Greece
NGO
Pedtrauma is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in November 1995 in Athens by a small number of doctors and parents. Its sole purpose was to raise awareness on children's accidents in Greece, reduce their number and severity and to improve care once an accident has occurred. Statistics show that up to 500,000 children are injured every year through car accidents, falls, burns, drowning, electrocution and poisoning. About 700 accidents are fatal and 3000 end in permanent disability. In a country with a population of roughly 10.5 million people this number is huge.
Education
A few years ago we began a program to educate children on trauma prevention. We visit schools and talk to children, teachers and parents on how to prevent accidents from happening. To date we have spoken to 31,417 children, and 2,522 teachers and parents. We have also published brochures on: "Safety at School ", "Safety at Home", "Prevention of Burns", "Road Safety" and many more which we distribute to the children and parents we meet. We also send these informative booklets to schools in areas of Greece that we cannot visit, and of course they can be found in all the big Pediatric Hospitals.
Another part of this program is the publication of articles, in all the major newspapers and magazines, around holiday times on children's safety and tips on what to be careful of and how to prevent accidents from happening.
Seminars for Doctors, Nurses and Ambulance Paramedics
We finance in full the Pediatric Life Support seminars held for nurses every year and partly finance the Advanced Pediatric Life Support seminars held for surgeons. We have also decided to finance fully a special program every year for Ambulance paramedics, as unfortunately their knowledge on Pediatric trauma, and how to offer first aid to a seriously injured child, is rather limited.
Trauma Registry
In 2007-2008 with the support of the Greek Ministry of Health (and a partial funding, by the Ministry, of the pilot study) we undertook a feasibility study of a Pediatric Trauma Registry in Greece. This was the first and only time such a study was undertaken, and to date remains the only available information on Pediatric Trauma in this country.
Information about our Board of Directors and Special Advisors:
Members of the Board of Pedtrauma are: Natasha Clive-Vrecossis President, Michalis Sarris, MD (Pediatrician-neonatologist) Vice President, Evita Baltas - Tzortzoglou General Secretary, Katia Pesmazoglou Treasurer and Effie Koutsakou Member. Substitute Members are: Eleni Doussi, and Agoritsa Baka, MD (Pediatric Emergency Doctor).
Special Advisors in our organization are:
Professor Panagiotis Spiridis (Director of the Pediatric Medical Center in Maroussi), Professor George Chroussos, Pediatric Surgeon (Director of A' Pediatric Clinic of Athens University Hospital "Aghia Sophia"), Mr. George Spyridis, MD (Pediatric Surgeon in "Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital), Mr. Constantinos Velaoras, MD (Pediatric Surgeon in Pentelis Children's Hospital), Mrs. Aristea Patsoura, MD (ICU Consultant in "Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital) and Mr. Dimitrios Pyrros, MD (Director of the Ambulance Medical Services (EKAV).
Education
A few years ago we began a program to educate children on trauma prevention. We visit schools and talk to children, teachers and parents on how to prevent accidents from happening. To date we have spoken to 31,417 children, and 2,522 teachers and parents. We have also published brochures on: "Safety at School ", "Safety at Home", "Prevention of Burns", "Road Safety" and many more which we distribute to the children and parents we meet. We also send these informative booklets to schools in areas of Greece that we cannot visit, and of course they can be found in all the big Pediatric Hospitals.
Another part of this program is the publication of articles, in all the major newspapers and magazines, around holiday times on children's safety and tips on what to be careful of and how to prevent accidents from happening.
Seminars for Doctors, Nurses and Ambulance Paramedics
We finance in full the Pediatric Life Support seminars held for nurses every year and partly finance the Advanced Pediatric Life Support seminars held for surgeons. We have also decided to finance fully a special program every year for Ambulance paramedics, as unfortunately their knowledge on Pediatric trauma, and how to offer first aid to a seriously injured child, is rather limited.
Trauma Registry
In 2007-2008 with the support of the Greek Ministry of Health (and a partial funding, by the Ministry, of the pilot study) we undertook a feasibility study of a Pediatric Trauma Registry in Greece. This was the first and only time such a study was undertaken, and to date remains the only available information on Pediatric Trauma in this country.
Information about our Board of Directors and Special Advisors:
Members of the Board of Pedtrauma are: Natasha Clive-Vrecossis President, Michalis Sarris, MD (Pediatrician-neonatologist) Vice President, Evita Baltas - Tzortzoglou General Secretary, Katia Pesmazoglou Treasurer and Effie Koutsakou Member. Substitute Members are: Eleni Doussi, and Agoritsa Baka, MD (Pediatric Emergency Doctor).
Special Advisors in our organization are:
Professor Panagiotis Spiridis (Director of the Pediatric Medical Center in Maroussi), Professor George Chroussos, Pediatric Surgeon (Director of A' Pediatric Clinic of Athens University Hospital "Aghia Sophia"), Mr. George Spyridis, MD (Pediatric Surgeon in "Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital), Mr. Constantinos Velaoras, MD (Pediatric Surgeon in Pentelis Children's Hospital), Mrs. Aristea Patsoura, MD (ICU Consultant in "Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital) and Mr. Dimitrios Pyrros, MD (Director of the Ambulance Medical Services (EKAV).
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