Guidelines & Protocols

TRAUMA TEAM ACTIVATION (TTA)

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• Trauma Team Activation

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VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE)

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BURNS

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SPINAL CORD INJURY

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MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL (MTP)

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• Massive Transfusion Protocol

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• ROTEM

ALCOHOL SCREENING

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HOSPITAL TRANSFERS

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• NSW Inter-hospital major trauma transfer

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• Paediatric Inter-hospital trauma transfer

MENTAL HEALTH

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TRANSFER OF CARE

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PAEDIATRIC TRANSFERS

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GERIATRIC TRAUMA

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DISASTER

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EDUCATION

Trauma Clinical Guidelines & Algorithms

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Dr Valerie Malka is the Director of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Unit at Liverpool Hospital. She was the previous Director of Trauma Services at Westmead Hospital for over a decade. She is an EMST Director and DSTC Instructor with a great passion for trauma and acute care surgery. With special interests in education and quality assurance she has worked extensively in patient safety and the maintenance of ethics in healthcare. Valerie has worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Rescue Committee and holds a Diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance from Geneva University and a Master’s Degree in International Public Health with a major in Humanitarian Law. She also holds a Master’s degree in Journalism and works freelance writing medical, health and wellbeing articles.