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>> CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS LONG HELD OUR RESEARCH MISSION,
AND TRAUMA RESEARCH HAS BEEN A PRIORITY,
BOTH IN THE INSTITUTION AND IN THE TRAUMA DEPARTMENT.
>> RESEARCH INTO WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THESE
SPECIFIC TYPES OF INJURIES.
>> AFTER THAT, I WILL GIVE YOU THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE DIFFERENT BRAIN EXERCISES.
>> IN MANY OF THESE AREAS, WE LEAD THE FIELD OR WRITE
THE LITERATURE THAT'S PUT IN USE EVERY SINGLE DAY AT MOST
TRAUMA CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> MOST OF OUR PROGRAM IS EVIDENCE-BASED,
WHICH MEANS WE TAKE OUR RESEARCH,
MUCH OF IT BEING DONE HERE AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,
AND THEN WE WEAVE THAT INTO OUR PROGRAMMING.
>> THE BEST THING IS WHEN BEDSIDE OBSERVATIONS LEAD
TO REAL WORLD CHANGES.
ONE OF THE SENTINEL EVENTS WAS THE FIRST REPORT
OF A CHILD THAT DIED FROM EXPOSURE TO AN AIR BAG.
THAT LED TO ADDITIONAL WORK AT THE POSITIONING OF CAR
SEATS IN THE BEST LOCATION IN THE CARS,
AND THAT LED TO POLICY CHANGES IN STATES.
SO THAT WAS REAL WORLD OBSERVATIONS LEADING TO
REAL WORLD CHANGE.
>> SO QUESTIONS THAT COME UP DURING THE CARE DRIVE
THE RESEARCH, THE ANSWERS TO THE RESEARCH DRIVES THE CARE,
AND IT'S A VIRTUOUS CYCLE FOR THE KIDS OVER TIME.
>> YOU CAN MAKE ENORMOUS IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU ARE
OF A MINDSET OF HOW TO EMPOWER PEOPLE.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF HOPE FOR REDUCING SOME OF
THE WORST INJURIES THAT WE SEE AND SOME OF THE ONES THAT
ARE TRULY PREVENTABLE.
>> MOST OF OUR WORK IS KIDS GETTING BETTER,
BUT NOT ALWAYS.
AND THE KIDS WILL OCCASIONALLY HAVE LONG-TERM
INJURIES OR UNRECOVERABLE INJURIES.
AND THE MOST DEVASTATING TIMES ARE THOSE WHEN YOU
KNOW THAT THE INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
>> AN INJURY CAN HAPPEN IN A SPLIT SECOND.
THAT'S WHY CHOP IS SO COMMITTED IN MAKING SURE
THAT OUR CHILDREN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RECEIVE
THE EDUCATION THEY NEED IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY
DEVICES TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
>> DO YOU SEE ANYTHING HERE THAT MIGHT BE--
>> TYPICALLY, WHEN I TELL A NON-MEDICAL PERSON ABOUT
MY JOB, THEY THINK IT'S A VERY SAD,
DEPRESSING JOB.
AND I ADMIT, SOME DAYS IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
BUT MOST DAYS I WALK OUT OF HERE GOING,
"YES, THAT'S WHY I DO MY JOB,"
BECAUSE THE KIDS REALLY DO GET BETTER.
>> WHY WE SIGN UP FOR IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE JOY WE
GET FROM WATCHING KIDS GO FROM DEVASTATING INJURY
TO FULL RETURN.
>> IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING
ABOUT, EITHER THROUGH PREVENTION OR THROUGH GIVING
THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE.
>> 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.
AND WHETHER IT'S HELPING MAKE THAT CHILD BETTER
OR LEARNING FROM ONE INJURY WE SEE SO THAT THE NEXT TIME
WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE IT WE CAN MANAGE IT BETTER,
THAT'S PROGRESS.
>> SAY CHEESE.