The Trauma Prevention FoundationObjectives, Overview and Strategy.

Nikhil Misra,Consultant General and Trauma Surgeon,

Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool.

BACKGROUNDThe Trauma Prevention Foundation

Trauma – What is the problem?

• The commonest cause of death in the UK from the ages of 1 to 40.

• For every death, there are 2 people who incur a permanent disability.

Public Health England.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england.

Public Health England.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england.

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Without data, you’re just another

person with an opinion….

W. Edwards Demming

Stop. Think trauma..

Clinical

Data and Analysis Local Authorities

Objectives

• Trauma Observatory

• Prevention via Education

• Reduce incidence and mortality from major trauma in Merseyside.– Identify and analyse patterns and trends of major trauma.

– Identify at risk groups for various traumatic injuries and inform novel and existing trauma prevention intervention.

– Dashboards providing ‘real-time’ trauma data.

– Identify emergence of new patterns of injury, and monitoring existing known patterns of trauma.

– Findings distributed to the relevant agencies to inform trauma prevention initiatives.

– Focus on knife related trauma, falls and RTCs initially.

Overview

Nikhil Misra, Consultant General and Trauma Surgeon, Aintree University Hospital

Rob Jackson, Nurse Clinician, Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Mark Whitfield, Intelligence and Surveillance Lead, LJMU

Jennifer Germain, Trauma and

Injury Intelligence Group Lead, LJMU

Mike McFall, recently retired Inspector within Road Policing, Merseyside Police

Prof. Denise Barrett-BaxendaleDeputy CEO Everton FC / Everton in the Community

Chief Constable Andy CookeChief Constable, Merseyside Police

KNIFE RELATED TRAUMAThe Trauma Prevention Foundation

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FALLSThe Trauma Prevention Foundation

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Proportion of all Admissions and all Mortality at Aintree MTC caused by Falls

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Case Fatality Rate of Falls<2m

9.1%Case Fatality Rate of RTCs

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Causes of Falls causing Major Traumatic Injuries at Aintree MTC

Preventable

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Lighting as a factor

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ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONSThe Trauma Prevention Foundation

Just One Moment…

Thank You.

Nikhil Misra,Consultant General and Trauma Surgeon,

Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool.

Nikhil.Misra@aintree.nhs.uk