Trauma Victoria guidelines

Trauma Victoria is a collaborative project between the Department of Health and the Victorian State Trauma System to promote education and the application of guidelines in trauma care.  It includes guidelines on when severely injured patients should be triaged to a Major Trauma Service, as well as when patients from a receiving hospital should be transferred to a Major Trauma Service.

• Trauma Victoria
  
• Pre-hospital triage
  
• Inter-hospital transfer
  
• Paediatric trauma

The RCH trauma polices and procedures

• Trauma conference calls – ensuring effective communication
• Trauma Team Activation and Acute Trauma Management Procedure
• The RCH trauma team activation criteria document
• Management of traumatic pneumothorax and haemothorax
• Video:  "Rule of 4's" Thoracostomy and chest drain insertion in paediatric trauma
• Video: Thoracostomy - Mid arm measurement
• Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Management
  
• Management of Major Pelvic Injury 
  
• Pre-arrival Checklist
• Management of the Mangled Limb

RCH trauma related Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Cervical spine assessment
  
• Major paediatric trauma the primary survey
• Major paediatric trauma the secondary survey
• Trauma: Tertiary Survey
• Post traumatic amnesia assessment