Welcome

Welcome to the online curriculum in the acute assessment and management of pediatric trauma patients, hosted by Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) - the designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center for Washington state and the surrounding WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region. This curriculum is designed primarily for inpatient providers (physicians and nurses) of early care to injured children. It has been specifically designed as a resource to allow providers in adult-designated trauma centers and pediatric-designated trauma centers in Washington state to meet the "Pediatric Education Requirement" (PER) developed by the Washington State Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System, and defined in Washington Administrative Code (WAC 246-976-700). However, the curriculum is also of potential value to all pediatric trauma care providers, both in the inpatient and prehospital settings.

Acknowledgment

Curriculum content was developed by Sanjay Bhananker, MD, FRCA , Sara Gravelin, MD,  Monica Vavilala, MD, Sam Sharar, MD,  Shyam Deshpande, MD, Rajen Nathwani, MBBS BSc, FRCA, Maeve Muldowney, MBBS, Tam N Pham, MD, FACS from the Harborview Medical Center (University of Washington) . Support for curriculum development and web programming was provided by:

• Grants # H33 MC06683-02 and # H33 MC06683-08 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Emergency Medical Services for Children)
• Funding from the Washington State Department of Health
• Funding from the University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
• The Harborview Anesthesiology Research Center
• WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH)