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>> EVERYBODY READY?
>> YES.
>> 1, 2, 3.
>> DEEP BREATH, BUDDY.
THAT'S A GIRL. GOOD GIRL.
HI LAUREN, MY NAME IS DR. ATKINS I'M ONE
OF THE RESIDENTS.
I'M GOING TO HELP TAKE CARE OF YOU TODAY.
ALL RIGHT?
A LOT OF THINGS GOING TO HAPPEN REAL FAST,
HERE, OKAY?
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF YOU.
KEEP THOSE BIG BREATHS IN AND OUT FOR ME.
>> IT REALLY HURTS.
>> THE TRAUMA CENTER OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF PHILADELPHIA TREATS MORE THAN A THOUSAND TRAUMA CASES
EACH YEAR, MANY REFERRED FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
>> SQUEEZE MY FINGERS HARD AS YOU CAN.
BOTH SIDES.
SQUEEZE THIS SIDE TOO.
SQUEEZE THEM BOTH.
>> TRAUMA ACROSS THE BOARD IS A VERY COMMON REASON
FOR A CHILD TO COME TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
>> TRAUMA IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR ALL
CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES,
FAR SURPASSING ANY OTHER CAUSE.
>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT JUST A GLORIFIED
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE ACTIVATING A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE.
>> PRESSING ON YOUR BACK DOES IT HURT HERE?
>> LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTERS REQUIRE THERE IS A CERTAIN
TEAM ON THE GROUND AND AVAILABLE IN THE HOSPITAL
WHEN AN INJURED CHILD ARRIVES.
>> SOME PATIENTS MIGHT GO FROM HERE DIRECTLY TO
THE OPERATING ROOM.
>> WE WILL TAKE THE CHILD TO THE OPERATING ROOM ON
THE DAY OF THEIR INJURY OR THE DAY AFTER THEIR INJURY,
AND THAT'S BEEN A DRAMATIC POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT.
>> AFTER SURGERY, PATIENTS GO TO ONE OF CHOP'S
INPATIENT UNITS.
HERE THE EXPERTISE OF THE TRAUMA NURSING STAFF COMES
TOGETHER WITH MANY DISCIPLINES TO PROVIDE CARE
FOR THE CHILD AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.
>> WE DO QUITE A BIT OF ONE ON ONE EDUCATION WITH
THE PARENTS AT THE BEDSIDE ABOUT HOW THEY ARE GOING
TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILD.
>> WE SEND PARENTS HOME WITH AMAZING CARE SKILLS SO THEY
DON'T STAY IN THE HOSPITAL AS LONG AS THEY USED TO,
BECAUSE THEY BECOME PART OF THE TREATMENT TEAM.
>> ALL OF THESE INJURIES ARE PREVENTABLE,
AND MANY OF THEM ARE PREDICTABLE AS WELL.
>> SO WE'LL EDUCATE THE FAMILY ABOUT THE SPECIFIC
INJURY THAT THEY HAVE.
HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED;
HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PREVENT IT IN THE FUTURE.
>> GREAT, YOU GOT YOURSELF A NEW HELMET.
>> OUR ULTIMATE DREAM IN ALL OF TRAUMA IS TO BE OUT
OF BUSINESS.
IF WE COULD PREVENT INJURIES,
THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.
>> IF WE CAN LESSEN AN INJURY, THAT'S PROGRESS.
IF WE CAN PREVENT A DEATH, THAT'S PROGRESS.
WE LEARN EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM THE CHILDREN WE TREAT.
>> IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING
ABOUT, EITHER THROUGH PREVENTION OR THROUGH GIVING
THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE.