Pediatric Trauma Society

Pediatric Trauma Summit and Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma Host Pediatric Trauma Summit

The Pediatric Trauma Society partnered with the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma to co-host a national pediatric trauma conference at Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. on April 22-24, 2013. The Childress Summit of the PTS assessed the state of pediatric trauma care in the U.S. and created a 10-year plan for best practices in research, treatment and education.

"Our goal is to leave this summit with a plan to impact the No. 1 killer of children in America. It is up to us to layout the changes needed and then find the funding sources to make those changes happen. Together, we will save the lives of more critically injured children." Lynn Haas, RN, PTS President

Four content specific teams were assembled to discuss outcomes and recommendations for the future. White papers will be developed from each team representing General Trauma; TBI/Neuro; Resuscitation, Emergency and Critical Care; and Trauma Systems.

In addition to PTS Executive Board members 49 representatives from 18 states representing children's hospitals, trauma centers, research facilities and government agencies across the U.S., including:

Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Boston Children's Hospital
Brenner Children's Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Colorado
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at UPMC
Children's National Medical Center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center
Cook Children's Medical Center
Dell Children's Medical Center

EMSC at Children's National Medical Center
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Harvard Medical School
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kosair Children's Hospital
Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Phoenix Children's Hospital
St. Mary's Medical Center
Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii
Tufts University School of Medicine
Department of Health & Human Services, ASPR, Emergency Care Coordination Center
UF&Shands Jacksonsville
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Welcome to the Pediatric Trauma Society

The PTS is a developing professional organization for all providers that are interested in improving outcomes for injured children through development of optimal care guidelines, education, research and advocacy.

PTS is the product of the collaborative vision of many pediatric trauma healthcare providers from around the world. Filling a void, PTS is working toward becoming the resource for both pediatric and adult trauma care providers to improve pediatric trauma care regardless of where injured children are cared for.

Click here for a flyer to distribute to others that would like to sign up for membership in the PTS.

Western Pediatric
Trauma Conference

July 1- 3, 2013
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa
Avon, Colorado

Register here

The conference features nationally renowned faculty representing specialists in the fields of pediatric trauma, the pediatric surgical sub-specialties, critical care, emergency medicine and pre-hospital. The program content is targeted to physicians and health care professionals who care for injured children.

EAST 27th Annual
Scientific Assembly

Call for Abstracts Now Open!
The submission deadline is July 1, 2013 (11:59 pm submitter's local time)

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma (CIPT) Announces Research Program for PTS Members

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma (CIPT) announces the availability of research funds to support the goal to eliminate death and disability to injured children. This is only available to Primary Investigators and Co-Investigators that are PTS members in good standing. Research proposals will be reviewed and funded on the overall impact to enhance standard practices in pediatric trauma management. Notice of award will be made December 1, 2013 and funding will begin January 1, 2014. A single award in the amount of $75,000 is anticipated for the 2014 calendar year. More...

Pediatric Trauma Benchmarking

The goal of PTS is to measure the care we provide against a standard. This information represents the start of an attempt to establish a standard for the care of injured children. The information was compiled using data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), a service of the Children's Hospital Association. The PHIS includes information on all kids cared for at the 44 busiest children's hospitals in the US and Canada. The hospital names have been removed to allow the data to be shown widely without anyone knowing the institution.More...