Case Notes - Trauma

Dr Mark Porter visits the Trauma Centre at the Royal London Hospital, in East London. It has set up teams of experts to rapidly deliver treatments to those who are seriously injured, following a model of care that was established in the United States. This approach has been shown to save lives and improve the outcome for severely injured patients. The Royal London Hospital Trauma Centre treats around 1400 patients a year, and about a quarter of these are very seriously injured. This can be the result of knife or gunshot wounds, traffic accidents, burns or falls. The team was heavily involved in the treatment of the victims of the London bombings in 2005. The Trauma Centre is now one of three in London, which are collaborating to provide the best treatment to the capital. Mark Porter spends a day with the team of doctors and nurses, to find out how they work together to save the lives of the seriously injured.