Many members of our critical care team play an important part in promoting the national integration of injury prevention into NHS trauma systems: a topic which is high on our agenda.
By actively supporting injury prevention, we can help save even more lives. In a modern-day society, engaging in injury prevention is not only expected of us, but also morally the right thing to do.
Below are a number of projects that our team are involved with, which all play an instrumental part in helping to reduce the number of accidents or deaths within our local community.
Dorset BikeSafe is managed locally by Dorset Police Traffic Unit Motorcyclists – it is run by riders, for riders. Read more
Never move the patient! Never take off their helmet! Just a few of the myths about dealing with a motorbike accident. Biker Down courses give you the skills to manage a seriously injured motorcyclist until the ambulance arrives. Read more
The DocBike project is headed up by PC Chris Smith QPM, (Police Traffic Officer and Advanced Police Motorcycle Instructor for over 20 years) and Dr. Ian Mew (Intensive Care Consultant and Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Doctor). Read more
The Safe Drive, Stay Alive project is a high profile initiative led by the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, aimed at reducing the number of young people killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions. Dr. Rob Török provides a medical/critical care perspective for the team. Read more
Button batteries, especially big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly injure or kill a child if they are swallowed and get stuck in the food pipe. Read more
Members of our clinical team continue to address the high risk needs of the agricultural community, through the development of an initiative called Farmer Down. Read more
DSAA's clinical team are working with the RNLI to support public signage and target safety messaging to water users, in a bid to prevent beach and water users becoming patients in the first place Read more
Shockingly, super strong magnets can be 10 times stronger than ordinary magnets and can burn through a child’s gut if they swallow them. The injuries they cause can be very serious and even life-threatening. Read more