CLINICAL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

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

If you choose to download guidelines from the site be sure that you check regularly that you have the latest version. All changes to guidelines will be highlighted via the twitter feed on the home page.

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Network Guidelines

NETWORK POLICIES/GUIDELINES	REVIEW DATE
Network Referral & Reverse Referral Pathway	2020
Abdominal Trauma - Adults	Under Review
Management of Chest Wall Trauma in Adults	​January 2022
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 2020
​Pelvic Fracture with Uro-genital Trauma​	​March 2025
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
Trauma Unit to Major Trauma Centre - Trauma Transfer Checklist	July 2019
Stop, Sort & Go Guidance	October 2019
Trauma Unit ​Resuscitative Thoracotomy Guidelines	October 2019
Low energy (fragility) pelvic fracture management	October 2024

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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	April 2024

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

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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 2022
LTHT Pelvic Binder SOP	August 2022
LTHT internal paediatric neuro-rehabilitation referral	March 2024
Foetal dose and risk calculation for Trauma CT at the LGI	March 2024
Paediatric head injury pathway	March 2024

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Regional / National Policies

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