WYMTN Guidelines

CLINICAL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

All the Network Guidelines are in the table below, please click on the title to open the document or webpage.

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Network Guidelines

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NETWORK POLICIES/GUIDELINES	REVIEW DATE
Network Referral & Reverse Referral Pathway	2020
Abdominal Trauma - Adults	July 2016
Management of Chest Wall Trauma in Adults	January 2021
Emergency Anaesthesia in the ED - Adults	May 2019
Emergency Surgical Airway - Adults	August 2016
Head Injury	Not Stated
Children's Trust Acquired Brain Injury Specialist	Not Applicable
Open Fractures & Compartment Syndrome - Adult	July 2016
Pain Management in Major Trauma Patients	January 2010
Pelvic Fracture with Uro-genital Trauma	August 2018
Psychological Trauma	Non Applicable
Spinal Injuries	August 2018
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest - Indications for Resuscitative Thoracotomy	Not Stated
Vascular Injury	Not Stated
Penetrating Cardiac Injuries	September 2018
Yorkshire Major Trauma Triage Tool	Not Stated
Extremity haemorrhage / Tourniquet use	July 2019
tu_to_mtc_trauam_transfer_checklist_-_july_2018.pdf Trauma Unit to Major Trauma Centre - Trauma Transfer Checklist	July 2019
Stop, Sort & Go Guidance	October 2019
Trauma Unit Resuscitative Thoracotomy Guidelines	October 2019

Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Major Trauma Guidelines

The Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Major Trauma Guidelines have various sections covering all relevant guidelines to manage paediatric patients. The link below will take you to the full document.

YORKSHIRE & HUMBER PAEDIATRIC MAJOR TRAUMA GUIDELINES	REVIEW DATE
Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Major Trauma Guidelines	July 2021

If you require quick access to specific sections in the Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Major Trauma Guidelines, please click on the links below.

Specific Sections in the Paediatric Guidelines

01. Introduction

02. Referral pathways

03. Major trauma network philosophy

04. Major incident planning

05. Massive haemorrhage & appendices

06. Emergency anaesthesia & airway management

07. Chest injuries including chest drains, penetrating cardiac injuries & resuscitative thoracotomy

08. Abdominal injuries

09. Severe pelvic fractures & urogenital injury

10. Severe traumatic brain injury

11. Spinal cord injury

Specific Sections in the Paediatric Guidelines

12. Peripheral vascular injuries including use of tourniquets

13. Open fractures & extremity compartment syndrome

14. Burns - initial management & referral criteria

15. Facial & dental injuries

16. Eye injuries

17. Imaging & interventional radiology

18. Analgesia including for chest trauma with
rib fracture

19. Secondary trauma transfers

20. Safeguarding & child protection

21. Rehabilitation

22. When a child dies - checklist and staff support

Major Trauma Centre Guidelines

MAJOR TRAUMA CENTRE POLICIES/GUIDELINES	REVIEW DATE
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Specific Guidance	Not Applicable
Whole Body Trauma CT (WBCT) in Adult Major Trauma	May 2020
LTHT Major Trauma Critical Care Pathway	November 2021

Regional / National Policies

REGIONAL POLICIES/GUIDELINES	REVIEW DATE
Burns	Not Stated
National Major Trauma Network to Network Repatriation Agreement	Not Stated

Network Guidelines

Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Major Trauma Guidelines

Major Trauma Centre Guidelines

Regional / National Policies

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