trauma Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Normal routines and relationships can be key to helping your child process and adjust to a traumatic experience. It is important to also keep in mind any particular care and attention they may require. Every child is different, so any response needs to be tailored to their needs.   Where to...

Summary sheet resource from Beacon House about developmental trauma.

What is a peripheral nerve block? As part of your child’s general anaesthetic, your child may be offered a peripheral nerve block. Local anaesthetic (numbing medicine) is placed near to a nerve or a group of nerves to numb the area where your child is having their operation. Peripheral nerve...

What is a peripheral nerve block? As part of your child’s general anaesthetic, your child may be offered a peripheral nerve block. Local anaesthetic (numbing medicine) is placed near to a nerve or a group of nerves to numb the area where your child is having their operation. Peripheral nerve...

What is a Major Trauma Centre? Sheffield Children’s Hospital is the only Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for children in the South Yorkshire and Humber region. A Major Trauma Centre is a specialised hospital which has the best available skills and equipment to treat patients who have the most serious...

Emergency, urgent, and trauma theatre list The EUT theatre list is for patients who need an operation very quickly. Your child has been added to this theatre list to have a procedure or operation under general anaesthetic. This means that they will be given medicine so that they are not awake for...

This information aims to help parents, carers and significant others to feel more prepared when supporting their child after a traumatic incident. It helps to explain some of the reactions that might happen, gives some practical advice on how to cope with the effects of trauma and how to get more...

What is the acquired brain injury follow up clinic? If your child has had an acquired brain injury (ABI) and needed some rehabilitation while they were in hospital, then they may be offered an appointment in the ABI follow-up clinic. The appointment is usually around 6 months after discharge from...

What is a slipped capital femoral epiphysis? A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) or ‘slip’ is a serious hip problem where the ball of the hip falls off the thigh bone in a child, a bit like an ice cream slipping off its cone. It often happens slowly over several months and can be...