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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 16/03/2018

Pediatric Trauma Care, a non-for-profit association with its registered seat at 1A, Gythiou str., Halandri 152 31, Athens, Greece (“Pediatric Trauma Care,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information we may collect from our on-line visitors. To this end, we are committed to respecting the privacy of our on-line visitors. It is our intent to balance our legitimate interests in collecting and using information received from and about you with your reasonable expectations of privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle information learned about you from your visit to our Internet site www.pedtrauma.gr (the/this “Site”).

Personal Data

Pediatric Trauma Care collects non-sensitive personal data about you, such as:

• Name,
• Surname,
• Profession,
• Address,
• Telephone Number,
• E-mail address,
• Bank account data and other information, only when voluntarily provided by a Site visitor upon completion of the Site’s Membership Form.

Any and all such personal data collected by us is processed in order to:

• Administer our members’ database,
• Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests and complete your transactions/donations,
• Analyze data for statistical purposes,
• With your consent, send you administrative information, such as changes to our Policies, as well as marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you.

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not allow such collected information to be sold, traded, disclosed to or viewed by any third party.
We may, however, share the personal data we collect about you in limited circumstances, including:

• when you grant us your consent to share this information;
• when we are required by law, regulation or legal process to disclose such information; or
• when such disclosure is required in connection with an investigation conducted by judicial authorities in relation to suspected and/or actual illegal activity.

Non-Personal Usage Information

We may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information about your use of our Site automatically (“Usage Information”). For example, we collect your IP address and browser information every time you visit our Site. This information is used to analyze and improve our Site and provide our users with a fulfilling experience. We may share Usage Information or aggregate information (information that does not directly identify an individual) with third parties for lawful purposes.

Cookie Data

This Site may use “cookies” to store and sometimes track information about your on-line visits. Cookies are pieces of information that are sent to browsers from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies can tell us how and when pages in an Internet site are visited and by how many people. This technology does not collect personally identifiable information; the information collected is in an aggregate, non-identifiable form. You will remain anonymous throughout your visit. Cookies are commonly used on Internet sites and do not harm your computer. With the information we can learn through this technology, we hope to improve this Site.

We use Google Analytics on the Site to collect Usage Information and to analyze how users use the Site. For this purpose, a cookie is installed on your computer. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. 
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Besides changing your browser settings, you can opt-out from Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Links to Other Sites

As a resource to our visitors, Pediatric Trauma Care may provide links to other Internet sites. Please be aware that we do not control other Internet sites nor have any liability for their content whatsoever and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those Internet sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Internet site you visit.

Minors

This Site is not intended for children under the age of 15. We will not knowingly collect information from Site visitors in this age group. If you think that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 15, please contact us with the information below, in order to delete all relevant personal information. Parents and guardians are urged to monitor and supervise their children’s online activity.
How We Protect Your Information
We use reasonable security procedures to protect your information. However, no data over the Internet is guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of your information and you understand that any information that you transfer or transmit to us is done at your own risk.

Your Rights

At any time, you may exercise your right to access your data. Additionally, provided that the respective requirements are met, you may exercise the following rights:
• Right to rectification,
• Right to erasure,
• Right to restriction of processing,
• Right to object to the processing,
• Right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority,
• Right to data portability.

Retention Period

We will retain your personal data for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and as outlined in this Privacy Policy. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Site to you; (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; or (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to the enforcement of applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).

Changes

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and may be made at any time without notice. Accordingly, we recommend that you consult this page frequently so that you are aware of our latest policy and/or any changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Site after we have posted notice of such modifications or updates shall constitute your acceptance of any such new or revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices or if you want to exercise your rights, please contact us via [email protected] or +30 210 6741 933.

ATHENS

“Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital

“Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital

“Paidon Pentelis” Children’s Hospital

University General Hospital “ATTIKON”

Aretaieio Hospital

“Tzaneio” General Hospital of Piraeus

Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Kypseli

Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Nikaia

General Anti-Cancer Oncology Hospital of Athens “Aghios Savvas”

General Hospital of Nikaia “Aghios Panteleimon”

ARGO – SARONIC ISLANDS

Health Center of Hydra

Health Center of Salamina

DODECANESE

“Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital in Rhodes

General Hospital of Leros

Health Center of Ebona in Rhodes

Hospital of Kastellorizo

Health Center of Tilos

General Hospital – Health Center of Kos

Health Center of Patmos

Regional Health Center of Chalki

Regional Health Center of Kasos

Regional Health Center of Astypalaia

Regional Health Center of Nisyros

Regional Health Center of Lipsi

Regional Health Center of Fournoi Korseon

Health Center of Symi

IONIAN ISLANDS

Corfu General Hospital

General Hospital of Zakynthos “Aghios Dionysios”

Health Center of Paxoi

Health Center of Ithaca

General Hospital-Health Center of Kythira

General Hospital of Cephalonia

General Hospital of Lefkada

THESSALY

University Hospital of Larissa

“Axillopouleio” General Hospital in Volos

General Hospital of Larissa

General Hospital of Trikala

General Hospital of Karditsa

Health Center of Zagora

THRACE

General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

General Hospital of Didymoteicho

General Hospital of Komotini

EPIRUS

General Hospital of Arta

General Hospital of Ioannina “G. Hatzikosta”

University General Hospital of Ioannina

General Hospital – Health Center of Filiates

General Hospital of Preveza

Health Center of Metsovo

CRETE

University General Hospital of Irakleion – Crete “PAGNI”

General Hospital of Rethymno

General Hospital of Chania “St. George”

General Hospital of Aghios Nikolaos

Regional Health Center of Gavdos

CYCLADES

General Hospital of Syros

Health Center of Sifnos

General Hospital – Health Center of Naxos

Health Center of Milos

Health Center of Tinos

Health Center of Andros

Health Center of Ios

Regional Health Center of Serifos

Regional Health Center of Sikinos

Regional Health Center of Folegandros

Regional Health Center of Kimolos

Regional Health Center of Koufonisia

Regional Health Center of Anafi

Regional Health Center of Kea

Regional Health Center of Irakleia

Regional Health Center of Therassia

Regional Health Center of Kythnos

MACEDONIA

“Ippocration” Thessaloniki’s General Hospital

General Hospital of Thessaloniki “G. Gennimatas – Ο Aghios Dimitrios”

General Hospital of Kilkis

General Hospital of Chalkidiki Polygyros

General Hospital of Serres

General Hospital of Kastoria

General Hospital of Veria

General Hospital of Ptolemaida “Mpodosakeio”

General Hospital of Pella – Hospital Unit of Edessa

General Hospital of Katerini

General Hospital of Grevena

General Hospital of Florina “Eleni Th. Dimitriou”

General Hospital of Kozani

General Hospital of Naoussa

General Hospital of Drama

Health Center of Iasmos

AEGEAN ISLANDS

“Vostanio” General Hospital in Mytilini

General Hospital of Samos “Aghios Panteleimon”

“Skylitseio” General Hospital of Chios

Health Center of Karlovasi in Samos

Health Center of Samothraki

Health Center of Prinos (Thassos)

PELOPONNESE

General Hospital of Pyrgos “Andreas Papandreou”

“Karamandaneio” General Hospital in Patras

General Hospital of Argolida – Hospital Unit of Nafplio

Health Center of Galatas

General Hospital of Tripolis

General Hospital of Argolida – Hospital Unit of Argos

General Hospital of Amaliada

General Hospital of Messinia – Hospital Unit of Kyparissia

Health Center of Kranidi

General Hospital of Corinth

Regional Health Center of Sparta

Regional Health Center of Elafonisos

Health Center of Varda

General Hospital of Laconia – Hospital Unit of Molaoi

General Hospital – Health Center of Kalavryta

General Hospital of Aigio

General Hospital of Ilia – Hospital Unit of Krestena

Health Center of Neapoli

Health Center of Xylokastro

Health Center of Gytheio

SPORADES

Health Center of Skiathos

Regional Health Center of Skyros

CENTRAL GREECE

General Hospital of Karpenisi

General Hospital of Lamia

General Hospital of Livadeia

General Hospital of Chalkida

General Hospital – Health Center of Karystos

General Hospital of Amfissa

General Hospital of Agrinio

General Hospital – Health Center of Kymi

Health Center of Istiaia

General Hospital of Messolonghi “Hatzikosta”

General Hospital of Thebes

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Our project (Μarch 2024) 

“THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE Australia” presents Pediatric Trauma Care – its partner charity in Greece (July 2022)

Pedtrauma – Providing lifesaving care for children in Greece. An interview with Pedtrauma’s president, Natasha Clive-Vrecossis. (video by “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE Australia”)

Every year 22.000.000 children around the world are severely injured!!! The prompt and proper treatment of the injured child during the first critical hour (known as the ”Golden Hour”) may save its life…

Leading causes of death (ages 0-19)

(Source:  National Statistical Service of Greece)

The following table shows the leadingcategories of children’s deaths based on the most recent data provided by the National Statistical Service of Greece.

Cause of death	2000	2001
Accidents	339	347
Situations of perinatal origin	293	237
Congenital anomalies	267	263
Malignant neoplasm  *	82	69
Other bacterial diseases	35	18
Diseases of the nervous system	37	33
Total	1053	967
* of other unspecified sites
Percentage of accidents (based on the total number of deaths)	32.19%	35.88%

To become a Member of “Pediatric Trauma Care” 

The annual subscription fee is 60 Euro and one can become a Life Member by paying 500 Euro.

The bank accounts of “Pediatric Trauma Care” are: 

Alpha Bank (Greece)

α) 115 00 2002 027759 / IBAN GR36 0140 1150 1150 0200 2027 759

β) 115 002101 195694 / IBAN GR53 0140 1150 1150 0210 1195 694

You may contact us:

by sending us an e-mail at [email protected] 

or

by sending us the deposit receipt by fax at  +30 210 6743 950.

Please inform the office of “Pediatric Trauma Care” when the payment has been made, so that the relevant receipt and Membership Card can be sent to you. 

A few years ago we began a program to educate children on trauma prevention. We visit schools and talk to children, teachers and parents about how to prevent accidents from happening. To date we have spoken to 58.865 children and 3.508 teachers and parents. We have also published brochures on: “Safety at School”, “Safety at Home”, “Prevention of Burns”, “Road Safety”, ”Respect the Animals”, “Sports and Safety” and many more which we distribute to the children and parents we meet. We also send these informative booklets to schools in areas of Greece that we cannot visit, and of course they can be found in all the big Paediatric Hospitals. It has been statistically proven that by introducing Trauma Prevention into the schools the number and severity of accidents occurring has been reduced by up to 50%.

Another part of this program is the publication of articles, in all the major newspapers and magazines, around holiday times on children’s safety and tips on what to be careful of and how to prevent accidents from happening.

2023

This year we visited 17 Primary schools and spoke to 2.010 children, as well as 68 Nursery schools where we spoke to 2.788 youngsters. During our visits, we handed out a total of 52.503 Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to parents and siblings. We also distributed more than 13.200 brochures to the Hospitals and Health Centers we equipped in 2023, in order to inform the parents visiting the Hospitals. Since 2021, we have distributed a total of 64.000 to all the Hospitals and Health Centers we have helped over the years.

2022

This year we visited 9 Primary schools and spoke to 889 children, as well as 50 Nursery schools where we spoke to 2.086 youngsters. During our visits, we handed out a total of 35.200 Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to parents and siblings. We also distributed more than 8.800 brochures to the Hospitals and Health Centers we have equipped over the years, in order to inform the parents visiting the Hospitals.

2021

This year we visited 9 Primary schools and spoke to 814 children, as well as 32 Nursery schools where we spoke to 1.372 youngsters. During our visits, we handed out a total of 24.100 Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to parents and siblings. We also distributed more than 42.000 brochures to the Hospitals and Health Centers we have equipped over the years, in order to inform the parents visiting the Hospitals.

2020

This year we visited 8 Primary schools and spoke to 1.173 children, as well as 10 Nursery schools where we spoke to 392 youngsters. Unfortunately, another 25 scheduled presentations were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets on all our visits in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2019

This year we visited 9 Primary schools and spoke to 1.417 children and 21 Nursery schools where we spoke to 1.025 youngsters. We also visited the 99th Primary school in Athens, as part of the “Open Schools” program which was organized by the Municipality of Athens, and the 4th Primary school in Rafina and talked to the parents about trauma prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2018

This year we visited 11 Primary schools and spoke to 1.950 children and 19 Nursery schools where we spoke to 874 youngsters. We also educated 25 children 6-12 years old about trauma prevention, in the frames of the summer educational program “Listening and Welcoming” of Caritas Hellas in the Refugee Hospitality Structure in Neos Kosmos. We also visited the “ΒLOOM” Kindergarden in Kifisia and the 4th Public Kindergarden in Chalandri and talked to the Parents about trauma prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2017

This year we visited 7 Primary schools and spoke to 772 children and 25 Nursery schools where we spoke to 1.035 youngsters. We also attended the event “Stories from the Open Schools of the Municipality of Athens” by visiting a total number of 5 schools in Athens to inform children about Trauma Prevention”. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2016

This year we visited 5 Primary schools and spoke to 624 children and 26 Nursery schools where we spoke to 1.037 youngsters. We also visited the Kindergarten “Glykogalousa” in Santorini, the Cultural Center in Thrakomakedones and the Avenue Mall to talk about Trauma Prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2015

This year we visited 12 Primary schools and spoke to 1,215 children and 21 Nursery schools where we spoke to 661 youngsters. We also visited the “Pnoe” Educational Psychology Center in Zefyri, the 7th Public school in Metamorfosi, the 20th Public school in Ilioupoli, the 4th Public school in Spata and talked to the Parents about trauma prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2014

This year we visited 13 Primary schools and spoke to 2,049 children and 20 Nursery schools where we spoke to 1.107 youngsters. We also visited the “Pnoe” Educational Psychology Center in Ilioupoli, the University General Hospital ”Attiko” in Athens and talked to the Parents about trauma prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2013

This year we visited 14 Primary schools and spoke to 2,005 children and 14 Nursery schools where we spoke to 783 youngsters. We also visited the ”PLAYGROUP HELLAS”  and talked to the Parents about trauma prevention. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

2012

This year we visited 13 Primary schools and spoke to 2,508 children and 10 Nursery schools where we spoke to 844 youngsters. We also visited the Montessori House in Alimo and talked to the Teachers about trauma prevention and spoke to Parents and Teachers at the 17th Public school in Kallithea. On all our visits we handed out Trauma Prevention leaflets in the hope that this information will be passed back to the parents and siblings.

From March 2000 to November 2009 Pedtrauma organized 15 Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) seminars for doctors and surgeons, and 3 Basic Life Support (BLS) seminars for nurses. These seminars were held in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore. The sole purpose of these seminars was to train surgeons, doctors, nurses and Ambulance paramedics on how to help injured children the fastest and best way possible.

Through these seminars 510 Doctors and 90 Nurses were trained by visiting Professors from the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and their Greek counterparts.

In early 2010 our Charity decided,due to the deteriorating economic climate,to collaborate with “APLS Hellas” and instead of organizing seminars ourselves to use our resources to partially fund the doctors’ participation fee and to wholly fund the nurses’ participation fee in these seminars.

The “APLS Hellas” seminars Pedtrauma has funded are as follows:

39) January 25th & January 26th 2020 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Paediatric Developmental Center “Apostolos Fokas” in the “Ippocration” Thessaloniki’s General Hospital for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

38) November 30th & December 1st 2019 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at Ibis Styles Hotel Heraklion central (Heraklion, Crete) for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

37) November 2nd-3rd 2019 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at ELPEN S.A. (Pikermi, Athens) for 29 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

36) October 19th 2019 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held in Ierapetra, Crete for 24 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

35) June 8th 2019 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 22 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

34) May 25th-26th 2019 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the IASO Paidon for 30 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

33) February 2nd-3rd 2019 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 25 Doctors was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

32) October 20th-21st 2018 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Porto Palace Hotel inThessaloniki for 30 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

31) June 30th 2018 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at Chania of Crete for 24 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

30) May 12th-13th 2018 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the IASO Paidon for 31 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

29) May 5th 2018 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 24 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

28) March 3rd-4th 2018 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at University of Crete for 20 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

27) December 16th 2017 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at Rethymno of Crete for 22 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

26) November 4th-5th 2017 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 24 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

25) October 7th-8th 2017 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Porto Palace Hotel inThessaloniki for 34 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

24) October 6th-7th 2017 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at Siteia of Crete for 22 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

23) May 6th 2017 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 24 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

22) May6th-7th 2017 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the IASO Paidon for 36 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

21) February 4th 2017 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 26 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

20) December 17th 2016 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 27 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

19) September 10th 2016 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 26 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

18) June 25th-26th 2016 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 28 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

17) March 20th 2016 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held for the Scientific Society of Hellenic Medical Students for 50 Students was funded by Pedtrauma.

16) December 12th-13th 2015 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Athens Medical Group for 35 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

15) June 6th-7th 2015 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the IASO Paidon for 20 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

14) March 20th-22th 2015 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 24 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

13) March14th-15th 2015 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessalonikifor for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

12) Novemberr 29th-30th 2014 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Hotel “Amalia” for 32 Doctors and Surgeons, 2 of which were doctors of the Ambulance Medical Services,” E.K.A.V.”, was partially funded by Pedtrauma thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Company owning the Group “Amalia Hotels”.

11) September 13th-14th 2014 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessalonikifor for 24 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

10) May 9th-11th 2014 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Hotel “Amalia” for  Doctors and Surgeons. Pedtrauma partially financed the participation of doctors from the Ambulance Medical Services,” E.K.A.V.”

9) January 24th-26th 2014 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 23 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

8) December 13th-15th 2013 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Hotel “Amalia” for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Company owning the Group “Amalia Hotels”.

7) May 18th 2013 a Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the University of Crete for 24 Nurses was partially funded by Hellenic Petroleum.

6) April 26th-28th 2013 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Hotel “Amalia” for 35 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Company owning the Group “Amalia Hotels”.

5) January 18th and 19th 2013 two Paediatric Life Support seminars held at the University of Crete for 51 Nurses was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

4) November 9th-11th 2012 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Hotel “Amalia” for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Company owning the Group “Amalia Hotels”.

3) February 10th-12th 2012 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the Children’s Hospital “Aghia Sophia” for 32 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

2) September 24th- 26th 2010 an Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminar held at the “Attiko” Hospital for 27 Doctors and Surgeons was partially funded by Pedtrauma.

1) June 12th 2010 a Basic Life Support seminar held at the Children’s Hospital “Aghia Sophia” for 24 Nurses, which our Society funded in full.

Apart from enabling doctors to follow these extremely important seminars on child trauma, Pedtrauma has been asked to fund the purchase of equipment (such as infant and baby dolls) for these seminars. In June 2011 our Charity purchased equipment for “APLS Hellas” to the sum of € 4,575 and in January 2013 Pedtrauma bought similar equipment to be used for APLS seminars to be held in Crete. The cost of this equipment for Crete amounted to € 5,832. In May 2014 our Charity also purchased equipment for “APLS Hellas” to be used in their seminars, cost € 1,550. In June 2017 our Charity purchased equipment for “APLS Hellas” to be used in their seminars, cost € 553,61. In July 2019 Pedtrauma bought equipment to be used for APLS seminars to be held in Crete to the sum of € 3.025,84 and in September 2019 bought similar equipment for “APLS Hellas” to the sum of € 3.286,74.

Athens, June 2024

Brief History

The Charity ”Pediatric Trauma Care” is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 1998 in Athens by a small number of doctors and parents. Its sole purpose is to raise awareness on children’s accidents in Greece, reduce their number and severity and to improve care once an accident has occurred.

According to the statistics of the Hospitals and Health Centers equipped by “Pedtrauma”, from 2010 up to the present date more than 2.470.000 children have benefitted from our Charity.

In 2023, 463.000 children passed through the Trauma Centers and the Paediatric Departments equipped by “Pedtrauma”.

Trauma Centers

“Pedtrauma”‘s main objective is to open Trauma Centers in all the major Public Children’s Hospitals in Athens and throughout Greece. We have already managed in the last few years to build and equip 45 Trauma Centers in the following Hospitals:

– “Paidon Pentelis”, thanks to the sponsorship of John V. Vardinogiannis (year: 2011).

– “Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou”, thanks to the “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation (year: 2012).

– “Ippocration” Thessaloniki’s General Hospital, thanks to OTE-COSMOTE (year: 2014).

– The University Hospital “PAGNI” in Irakleion, Crete, thanks to the Companies “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece”, “Hellenic Petroleum” and an Anonymous donor (year: 2014).

– The “University Hospital Evrou” in Alexandroupolis, thanks to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation (year: 2014).

– The “Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital in Rhodes, thanks to the Companies “Hellenic Petroleum”, “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” and “John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation” (year: 2015).

– The “Axillopouleio” General Hospital in Volos, thanks to the Company “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” (year: 2016).

– The General Hospital of Lamia thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2016).

– The “Karamandaneio” General Hospital in Patras, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2016).

– The University General Hospital of Larissa, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2016).

– The “Vostanio” General Hospital in Mytilini (year: 2016).

– The Corfu General Hospital, thanks to the hotel MarBella Corfu (year: 2016).

– The General Hospital of Karpenisi, thanks to “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2017).

– The General Hospital of Chalkidiki, thanks to Sani Resort & Ikos Resorts (year: 2017).

– The “Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital of Pyrgos, thanks to the Company “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” (year: 2017).

– The General Hospital of Livadeia, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Larissa, thanks to the “Friends of Pediatric Trauma Care”, MYTILINEOS S.A., PAPAPOSTOLOU N. S.A., DRAEGER HELLAS, SIGMA MEDICAL, KOTSOVOLOS and the “Théâtre Grec de Genève”. (year: 2018).

– The University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year : 2018).

– The General Hospital of Karditsa, thanks to VISA (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Trikala, thanks to VISA (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Chania “St. George”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Rethymno, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2018).

– The University General Hospital of Ioannina, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A.(year: 2018).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Filiates, thanks to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation and the Greek Shipowners’ Social Welfare Company SYN-ENOSIS within the framework of the programme “Collaborating for Health”(year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Veria, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Ptolemaida “Mpodosakeio” thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Pella – Hospital Unit of Edessa thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Karystos, thanks to an Anonymous Donor (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Kythira thanks to “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA” (year: 2019).

– The Health Center of Prinos (Thassos), thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Grevena, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Florina “Eleni Th. Dimitriou”, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Aghios Nikolaos, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Cephalonia “Aghios Gerasimos”, thanks to the A. G. Leventis Foundation (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Argolida – Hospital Unit of Argos, thanks to “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA” (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Amfissa, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Tripolis “Evaggelistria”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Kozani “Mamatsio”, thanks to Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Kymi, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital of Agrinio, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital of Corinth, thanks to the OTE Group of Companies (year: 2022).

– The Health Center of Milos, thanks to THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA (year: 2022).

– The Health Center of Tinos, thanks to the Dionyssios D. Vrecossis family (year: 2022).

– The General Hospital of Thebes, thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2022).

Equipment for Paediatric Hospitals

We have also upgraded:
• 42 Paediatric Departments
• 51 Paediatric Clinics
• 4 Intensive Care Units / HDU

Thus far, we have offered 1.752 machines and equipment to the Hospitals’ Paediatric Departments.

Education

A few years ago we began a program to educate children on trauma prevention. We visit schools and talk to children, teachers and parents about how to prevent accidents from happening. To date we have spoken to 62.246 children and 3.508 teachers and parents.
We have also published brochures on: “Safety at School”, “Safety at Home”, “Prevention of Burns”, “Road Safety” “Respect the Animals”, “Sports and Safety” and many more which we distribute to the children and parents we meet. We also send these informative booklets to schools in areas of Greece that we cannot visit, and of course they can be found in all the big Paediatric Hospitals.
Another part of this program is the publication of articles in all the major newspapers and magazines, around holiday times, on children’s safety and tips on what to be careful of and how to prevent accidents from occurring.

Seminars for Doctors, Nurses and Ambulance Paramedics – Medical Seminars Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”

We help finance Advanced Paediatric Life Support seminars held for doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics. We have already managed to train 2.214 doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics on how to help injured children the fastest and best way possible.

The total cost of our project from 2010 up to the present date comes to € 3.456.076.

Trauma Registry

In 2007-2008 with the support of the Greek Ministry of Health (and a partial funding, by the Ministry, of the pilot study) we undertook a feasibility study of a Paediatric Trauma Registry in Greece. This was the first and only time such a study was undertaken, and to date remains the only available information on Paediatric Trauma in this country.

Information about our Board of Directors and Scientific Team:

Board of Directors:

President: Natasha Clive-Vrecossis

Vice President: Michalis Sarris, MD (Paediatrician-neonatologist)

General Secretary: Maria Sofianopoulou

Treasurer: Olympia Pliatsikouri

Member: George-Ippokratis Klimis

Alternate Member: Constantinos Velaoras

Scientific Team:

– Emeritus Professor George Chroussos, MD, MACP, MACE, FRCP, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Endocrinology, Director, University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, Head, UNESCO Office of Adolescent Health and Medicine

– Emeritus Professor George Briassoulis, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Medical School, University of Crete Postgraduate program “Emergencies and Intensive Care in Children Adolescents and Young Adults”

– Associate Professor Athanasios Kaditis, Associate Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Pulmonology, 1^st Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital

– Associate Professor Panagiotis Agouridakis, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Crete, Director of the Scientific Team, National Center of Emergency Care, “EKAΒ”

– Mr Constantinos Velaoras, MD, Paediatric Surgeon, ESY Consultant, “Paidon Pentelis” Children’s Hospital

– Mr George Spyridis, Paediatric Surgeon, Director of the 2^nd Paediatric Surgery Department & Surgical Oncology Children’s Hospital “MITERA”

– Mrs Aristoula Patsoura, MD, PhD, PICU Director in “Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital

– Mr Dimitrios Pyrros, MD, Director of Medical Services, National Center of Emergency Care, “EKAΒ”

– Mr George Triantos, MD, PhD, Surgeon Director, Coordinator Director of Emergency Department, General Hospital of Rhodes

– Mrs Maria Pavlidou, Director of the Paediatric Department at Karpenisi General Hospital

– Mrs Despoina Iordanidou, Paediatric Anesthetist Consultant, G.H. Thessaloniki “Hippokrateio”, Senior Instructor – Course Director of Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS) of Northern Greece.

PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CARE

Non-Profit Organisation

Address: 1A, Gythiou str., Halandri 152 31, Athens, Greece
Phone: +30 210 6741 933 & +30 210 6740 118
Fax: +30 210 6743 950
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pedtrauma.gr

Working hours: 10:00 – 16:00 Monday to Friday

Bank Accounts: Alpha Bank

α) 115 00 2002 027759
IBAN GR36 0140 1150 1150 0200 2027 759

β) 115 002101 195694
IBAN GR53 0140 1150 1150 0210 1195 694

Office Personnel
Atalanta Vrecossis	Project Manager
Eirini Stavrou	Head of the Program ‘’Education on Trauma Prevention’’
Anna Ghika	Events Manager

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The Board of Directors
Natasha Clive – Vrecossis	President
Michalis Sarris	Vice President
Maria Sofianopoulou	General Secretary
Olympia Pliatsikouri	Treasurer
George-Ippokratis Klimis	Member
Constantinos Velaoras	Alternate Member

Scientific Team
Emeritus Professor George Chroussos	MD, MACP, MACE, FRCP, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Endocrinology, Director, University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, Head, UNESCO Office of Adolescent Health and Medicine
Emeritus Professor George Briassoulis	MD, PhD: Emeritus Professor, Medical School, University of Crete Postgraduate program “Emergencies and Intensive Care in Children Adolescents and Young Adults”
Professor Athanasios Kaditis	MD, Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Pulmonology, 1st Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor Panagiotis Agouridakis	MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Crete, Director of the Scientific Team, National Center of Emergency Care, “EKAΒ”
Constantinos Velaoras	MD, Paediatric Surgeon, Consultant of National Health System, “Paidon Pentelis” Children’s Hospital
George Spiridis	MD, Paediatric Surgeon, Director of the 2nd Paediatric Surgery Department & Surgical Oncology Children’s Hospital “MITERA”
Aristoula Patsoura	MD, PhD, PICU Director in “Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital
Dimitrios Pyrros	MD, Director of Medical Services, National Center of Emergency Care,”EKAB”
George Triantos	MD, PhD, Director of the 1st Surgical Department, “Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital of Rhodes
Maria Pavlidou	MD, Paediatrician, Consultant of National Health System, KAT General Hospital of Attica
Despoina Iordanidou	MD, Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Coordinating Director of the Anaesthesiology Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Ippokrateion”, Senior Instructor – Course Director of Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS) of Northern Greece

Senior Management Team

Articles of Association

June 2024

Pedtrauma is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 1998 in Athens by a small number of doctors and parents. Its sole purpose is to raise awareness on children’s accidents in Greece, reduce their number and severity and to improve care once an accident has occurred.

According to the statistics of the Hospitals and Health Centers equipped by “Pedtrauma”, from 2010 up to the present date more than 2.470.000 children have benefitted from our Charity.

In 2023, 463.000 children passed through the Trauma Centers and the Paediatric Departments equipped by “Pedtrauma”.

“Pedtrauma” is making a great effort to reduce children’s accidents and improve injured children’s care through the implementation of the following:

a) By opening Trauma Centers in all the major Public Children’s Hospitals in Athens and throughout Greece.

b) By upgrading and equipping the Paediatric Departments and Clinics of the Hospitals and the Health Centers with the necessary machinery.

c) By helping finance seminars where specialized doctors train surgeons, doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics on how to help the injured children the fastest and best way possible (Medical Seminars Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”). We have already managed to train 2.214 doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics.

d) By educating children on trauma prevention. In particular, we visit schools and talk to children, teachers and parents about how to prevent accidents from occurring. To date we have spoken to 62.246 children and 3.508 teachers and parents. It has been statistically proven that by introducing Trauma Prevention into schools the number and severity of accidents occurring has been reduced by up to 50%.

More specifically we have managed to upgrade and equip 142 Departments in 120 Hospitals / Health Centers:

• Trauma Centers: We have built and equipped 45 Trauma Centers in the following Hospitals:

– “Paidon Pentelis”, thanks to the sponsorship of John V. Vardinogiannis (year: 2011).

– “Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou”, thanks to the “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation (year: 2012).

– ”Ippocration” Thessaloniki’s General Hospital, thanks to “OTE-COSMOTE” (year: 2014).

– The University Hospital “PAGNI” in Irakleion, Crete, thanks to the Companies “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece”, “Hellenic Petroleum” and an Anonymous donor (year: 2014).

– The “University Hospital Evrou” in Alexandroupolis, thanks to the “John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation” (year: 2014).

– The “Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital in Rhodes, thanks to the Companies “Hellenic Petroleum”, “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” and “John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation” (year: 2015).

– The “Axillopouleio” General Hospital in Volos, thanks to the Company “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” (year: 2016).

– The General Hospital of Lamia thanks, to the George Youroukos family (year: 2016).

– The “Karamandaneio” General Hospital in Patras, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2016).

– The University General Hospital of Larissa, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2016).

– The “Vostanio” General Hospital in Mytilini (year: 2016).

– The Corfu General Hospital, thanks to the hotel MarBella Corfu (year: 2016).

– The General Hospital of Karpenisi, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2017).

– The General Hospital of Chalkidiki, thanks to Sani Resort & Ikos Resorts (year: 2017).

– The “Andreas Papandreou” General Hospital of Pyrgos, thanks to the Company “Norton Rose Fulbright Greece” (year: 2017).

– The General Hospital of Livadeia, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A.  (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Larissa, thanks to the “Friends of Pediatric Trauma Care”, MYTILINEOS S.A., PAPAPOSTOLOU N. S.A., DRAEGER HELLAS, SIGMA MEDICAL, KOTSOVOLOS and the “Théâtre Grec de Genève”. (year: 2018).

– The University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Karditsa, thanks to VISA (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Trikala, thanks to VISA (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Chania “St. George”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Rethymno, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2018).

– The University General Hospital of Ioannina, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A.(year: 2018).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Filiates, thanks to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation and the Greek Shipowners’ Social Welfare Company SYN-ENOSIS within the framework of the programme “Collaborating for Health” (year: 2018).

– The General Hospital of Veria, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Ptolemaida “Mpodosakeio” thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Pella – Hospital Unit of Edessa thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Karystos, thanks to an Anonymous Donor (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Kythira thanks to “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA” (year: 2019).

– The Health Center of Prinos (Thassos), thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Grevena, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2019).

– The General Hospital of Florina “Eleni Th. Dimitriou”, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Aghios Nikolaos, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020)

– The General Hospital of Cephalonia “Aghios Gerasimos”, thanks to the A. G. Leventis Foundation (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Argolida – Hospital Unit of Argos, thanks to “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA” (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Amfissa, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Tripolis “Evaggelistria”, thanks to the “OTE Group of Companies” (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Kozani “Mamatsio”, thanks to Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (year: 2020).

– The General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital – Health Center of Kymi, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital of Agrinio, thanks to MYTILINEOS S.A. (year: 2021).

– The General Hospital of Corinth, thanks to the OTE Group of Companies (year: 2022).

– The Health Center of Milos, thanks to THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA (year: 2022).

– The Health Center of Tinos, thanks to the Dionyssios D. Vrecossis family (year: 2022).

– The General Hospital of Thebes, thanks to the George Youroukos family (year: 2022).

• Paediatric Departments: We have upgraded 42.

• Paediatric Clinics: We have upgraded 51.

• Intensive Care Units / HDU: We have upgraded 4.

• We have offered 1.752 machines and equipment to the Hospitals’ Paediatric Departments.

The total cost of our project from 2010 up to the present date comes to € 3.456.076.

If you wish to join or support our project by making a donation, please contact us at the numbers 210 – 6741933 & 210 – 6740118 or by sending an email to [email protected].

 

Board of Directors:

Natasha Clive-Vrecossis, President 

Michalis Sarris, MD, (Paediatrician-neonatologist), Vice President

Maria Sofianopoulou, General Secretary 

Olympia Pliatsikouri, Treasurer 

George-Ippokratis Klimis, Member

Constantinos Velaoras, MD, Alternate Member

Scientific Team:

Emeritus Professor George Chroussos, MD, MACP, MACE, FRCP, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Endocrinology, Director, University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, Head, UNESCO Office of Adolescent Health and Medicine

Emeritus Professor George Briassoulis, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Medical School, University of Crete Postgraduate program “Emergencies and Intensive Care in Children Adolescents and Young Adults”

Professor Athanasios Kaditis, MD, Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Pulmonology, 1^st Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital

Professor Panagiotis Agouridakis, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Crete, Director of the Scientific Team, National Center of Emergency Care, “EKAΒ”

Mr Constantinos Velaoras, MD, Paediatric Surgeon, ESY Consultant, “Paidon Pentelis” Children’s Hospital

Mr George Spyridis, MD, Paediatric Surgeon, Director of the 2^nd Paediatric Surgery Department & Surgical Oncology Children’s Hospital “MITERA”

Mrs Aristoula Patsoura, MD, PhD, PICU Director in “Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital

Mr Dimitrios Pyrros, MD, Director of Medical Services, National Center of Emergency Care, “EKAΒ”

Mr George Triantos, MD, PhD, Surgeon Director, Coordinator Director of Emergency Department, General Hospital of Rhodes

Mrs Maria Pavlidou, MD, Paediatrician, Consultant of National Health System, KAT General Hospital of Attica

Mrs Despoina Iordanidou, MD, Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Coordinating Director of the Anaesthesiology Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Ippokrateion”, Senior Instructor – Course Director of Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS) of Northern Greece

1. How was “Pediatric Trauma Care” started?

In 1995, a group of doctors and concerned parents decided to help set up the appropriate infrastructure needed to stop accidents from being the leading cause of death and permanent disability of children in Greece.

Thus in May of the same year, a non profit making association was founded named “Initiative for the Creation of a Pediatric Trauma Center.” On the 25th of September 1998, its name was changed to “Pediatric Trauma Care” . 

On the 22nd June 1999, “Pediatric Trauma Care” changed its legal status from a non-profit association to a non-profit organization.

2. What exactly is the mission of the non-profit making organization “Pediatric Trauma Care”?

The mission of “Pediatric Trauma Care” is to stop accidents being the leading cause of death and disability of children in Greece. This can be achieved by organizing a Comprehensive Paediatric Accident and Emergency System for all the children in Greece with the cooperation of the Public and Private sectors.

3. Does statistical information exist which proves that accidents are the leading cause of death in children in Greece?

There is no doubt that accidents are the leading cause of death in children in Greece, as in all other developed countries.

However, in October 2007 “Pediatric Trauma Care” started a Pilot Study of Paediatric Trauma Cases, to create a Paediatric Trauma Registry. This study was co-financed by the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. The registration began on October 3rd 2007 at the “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital and on November 19th 2007 at the “University Hospital of Patras”, at the “Karamandaneio” Children’s General Hospital and at the “Aghios Andreas” General Hospital of Patras. In addition, this research started on February 1st 2008 at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “G. Gennimatas”. The project was completed on October 31st 2008.

This study confirmed the studies of other countries, according to which accidents are definitely the leading cause of death in children. 

For statistical information, “Pediatric Trauma Care” turns to the National Statistical Service of Greece and CEREPRI (Center for Research and Prevention of Injuries Among the Young).

Click here for Statistical Info [ Leading causes of death (age 0-19).

4. What do you mean by “Trauma Center”?

All emergency cases reaching the Hospital go directly to the Trauma Center. The Trauma Center is the link between pre-hospital and in-hospital care. Its main goal is to stabilize the injured child. This unit must have all the necessary equipment to save the child’s life.

5. Golden Hour: What does this mean for a child ?

The “Golden Hour” is the amount of time a seriously injured child has to find help before succumbing to his injuries. In the western world all the Paediatric Hospitals have Trauma Centers. The place where a child is taken to be stabilized first and foremost, before all the necessary tests are done and help is provided.

6. What are the activities of “Pediatric Trauma Care” in the field of Children’s Accident Prevention?

It is a proven fact, that a continuous and effective Accident Prevention Program can reduce up to 50% children’s accidents and their consequences. For this reason, “Pediatric Trauma Care” is involved with the development of the necessary infrastructure needed to make Greece a safe country for children.
Simultaneously, “Pediatric Trauma Care,” is involved with educating children on the subject of Accident Prevention, because it is important that from a very young age, they should learn to recognize the dangers around them and protect themselves from them.
“Pediatric Trauma Care” is also in the process of developing an effective children’s Accident Prevention Media Campaign, which will greatly influence the mentality of both children and adults with regards to children’s accident prevention.

7. How does “Pediatric Trauma Care” assist in the training of medical personnel?

“Pedtrauma” partially finances A.P.L.S. (ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT) and P.L.S. (PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT) seminars, that are organized by APLS Hellas and APLS Crete, in which specialized doctors train surgeons, doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics in how to treat an injured child the fastest and best way possible (Medical Seminars Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”).

See photos of the seminars here.

8. If a child has an accident can I call “Pediatric Trauma Care” for help?

“Pediatric Trauma Care” is not an Accident and Emergency Unit that deals directly with injured children. It is a non-profit making organization whose aim is to set up, in collaboration with the Public and Private Sectors, a Comprehensive Paediatric Accident and Emergency System for all the children in Greece.

9. Why do children need specialized transportation?

Injured children cannot be handled the same way as adults. They differ both physically and mentally. For instance, because a child’s body contains a much smaller quantity of blood, in the case of a severe hemorrhage, it is in greater danger than an adult.
Whether the injured child is transported by ambulance or helicopter, this must be properly equipped to deal with children’s needs (e.g. it must have a child-sized oxygen mask because a larger one will not fit properly on a child’s face and is therefore useless). To be effective, medical personnel accompanying the injured child must be specially trained to deal with paediatric accident and emergency cases.
Swift and correct transportation of the injured child, in conjunction with on-the-spot emergency care, can reduce children’s death rate during transportation, from 62%, which is the present rate in Greece to 5%. It also helps to avoid aggravating the injured child’s condition.
“Pediatric Trauma Care” is involved in the organization and development of paediatric transportation, which at present, is virtually non-existent in Greece.

10. Which other similar organizations does “Pediatric Trauma Care” collaborate with?

“Pediatric Trauma Care” has contacts with many similar organizations, foundations, etc. both in Greece and abroad. The serious problem of children’s accidents affects everyone and therefore we should all work together to stop accidents being the leading cause of death and disability in children.

National Collaborations (in alphabetical order) from 01/01/2000:

• APLS Crete
• APLS Hellas
• AIESEC
• Bodossaki Foundation
• Center for Research and Prevention of Children’s Accidents
• Foundation for the Child and the Family
• Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
• HYGEIA – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens
• “Marika Iliadi” Foundation
• Merimna – Society for the Care of Children and Families in Sickness and Death
• NetKids
• Open Schools, City of Athens
• PNOI – Friends of Child Intensive Care is a non-profit association
• Road Safety Institute «Panos Mylonas»
• Soma Hellinikou Odigismou – The Greek Guiding Association
• Soma Hellinon Proskopon – Scouts of Greece
• Stavros Niarchos Foundation
• The Smile of the Child
• TITAN Cement Group S.A.
• Traffic Accident Support Company
• Urgent Need Seamstresses

International Collaborations (in alphabetical order) from 01/01/2000:

• Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (Vietnam)
• BAG Kindersicherheit (Germany)
• CAPT – Child Accident Prevention Trust (Great Britain)
• European Resuscitation Council (Belgium)
• Safe Kids Campaign (USA)
• Safe Kids Canada (Canada)
• Safe Kids New Zealand (New Zealand)
• The Johns Hopkins University Hospital (USA)

Sponsors, Supporters and Collaborations

11. How can someone help “Pediatric Trauma Care” financially?

As a Non-Profit Organization, the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” is financially dependent on the annual membership subscriptions, donations, sponsorships, and the fundraising events it organizes. The Charity does not receive any government funding.

If you wish to support our Charity, you can:
– make a donation
– make a donation “in memory of” or a “donation of joy”
– become a sponsor by purchasing equipment for the Paediatric Departments
– become a member

Read more

12. How does one become a member of “Pediatric Trauma Care”?

It is easy to become a member of “Pediatric Trauma Care”. You may start by filling-in the Membership Form.
The annual Membership subscription is 60 Euro and the lifetime subscription is 500 Euro. Please inform the office of “Pediatric Trauma Care” when payment has been made so that the relevant receipt and Membership Card can be sent to you.

13. How can someone become a volunteer for “Pediatric Trauma Care”?

The Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, like all non-profit organizations, always welcomes the help of volunteers. Anyone wishing to help the Charity can contact us at the following telephone numbers: 210-6741933 and 210-6743950 or send us an e-mail at [email protected].

14. Does “Pediatric Trauma Care” give First Aid Courses?

At this stage “Pediatric Trauma Care” does not give First Aid courses.

Pedtrauma partially finances A.P.L.S. (ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT) and P.L.S. (PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT) seminars, that are organized by APLS Hellas and APLS Crete, where specialized doctors train surgeons, doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics on how to help the injured children the fastest and best way possible (Medical Seminars Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”).

First Aid Courses can be given by APLS Hellas, in agreement with the interested party.

25/06/2024

On behalf of all the staff of the Regional Health Center of Serifos and the administration of the 2nd Health Region of Greece, we would like to thank and express our immense gratitude to the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” for once again supporting the clinic with their valuable and extremely important donation.

The team of the Regional Health Center of Serifos

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14/06/2024

On behalf of the Medical and Nursing staff of the Paediatric Department at the General Hospital of Karditsa, as well as our Administration, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to you and to the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” for your very significant and necessary donation to our Department.
This donation comes at a time when our Department is called upon to treat children with severe infections, children with serious syndromic diseases, and emergency cases of children in critical life-threatening conditions. Therefore, the use of the equipment included in your donation is important and essential for our work, as it gives us the ability to support our efforts more effectively and comprehensively in sustaining the lives and health of the children.

Sincerely,
Director
Christina Barka
General Hospital of Karditsa

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04/06/2024

We ought to express our heartfelt thanks and, above all, acknowledge how profoundly touched we were by the efforts you made throughout the entire endeavor. Our collaboration was excellent and unprecedented for us. We gained many lessons from this and, primarily, we realized that there are people who work selflessly and away from the spotlight to assist in a common effort, which is helping our fellow human beings.
We would like to thank you once again and wish you health and courage to continue this wonderful effort.

K. Tsirogiannis
Director of the Metsovo Health Center

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12/05/2024

We would like to warmly thank the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” and especially its president, Mrs. Natasha Clive – Vrecossis, for their kind and selfless donation to the Paediatric Surgery Department of the General Hospital of Larissa. By Evaluating our work and appreciating the annual treatment of cases from the 5th Regional Health Authority, they donated equipment, demonstrating social sensitivity and contributing to the upgrading and proper care of our young patients, ensuring the smooth operation of our Department.

Eleni Karvouni
Director of the Paediatric Surgery Department
General Hospital of Larissa

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04/04/2024

On Thursday 4th of April 2024 we were visited by our long-time partner the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” based in Halandri, Attica, following our invitation. The purpose of the presentation was to inform the young students about trauma prevention.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the two ladies, Mrs Anna and Mrs Irene, for their well-prepared presentation, which they delivered with familiarity and simplicity to the children, while answering their queries and questions.
At the end of their visit, they offered a symbolic related gift to each student, as well as trauma care materials for the school’s first aid kit.

4th Kindergarten of Gerakas

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2/01/2024

I would personally like to thank you once again for your invaluable Donation, which has benefited hundreds of children and adults on the island of Skyros. The tools and equipment provided have helped significantly both in diagnosing and in treating cases, thus greatly facilitating the doctors’ work.
I wish you continued success in your crucial work, and a heartfelt personal THANK YOU!

Stamatia Karagianni
Paediatrician
Regional Health Center of Skyros

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17/07/2023

We would like to express our warm thanks both to you and to your sponsor (Athina I. Martinou Foundation) for your generous donation, which has greatly contributed to the improvement of our Clinic’s equipment for the care of children.
Actions like yours, among other things, provide us with moral support and courage in our daily struggle for the best possible patient care.
From the bottom of our hearts, we sincerely wish you well and encourage you to continue your valuable work.

Sincerely ,
On behalf of all the staff at the Regional Health Center of Kea

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15/07/2023

The doctors and nursing staff of our Department would like to warmly thank you for your immediate response to our requests. Your support and generous donation have been crucial for the smooth operation of our Department and the Trauma Center at ”Achillopouleio” General Hospital in Volos, aiming to provide the best healthcare services to Paediatric patients.

Sincerely,
Ioanna Tassiou
Paediatrician – Paediatric Intensivist
Attending Physician A’ of the Paediatric Department
”Achillopouleio” General Hospital in Volos

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13/07/2023

With this letter, we feel the need, on behalf of the employees of the Regional Health Center of Astypalaia, to express our warm thanks to the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” for your significant and valuable donation towards upgrading the quality of the services we provide. This donation will greatly contribute to the smooth operation of our clinic.
For us at the Regional Health Center of Astypalaia, such gestures constitute another link in the chain of our efforts to improve the care provided to all children in need.
Your love for our country and the interest you demonstrate truly honor you and serve as an example to be followed.

Yours sincerely,
Deputy Scientific Supervisor of the Health Center of Paros – Regional Health Center of Astypalaia
Cardiologist, Attending Physician A’
Nikolaos M. Kalovidouris

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27/06/2023

The equipment will be used for the continuous and immediate monitoring of the patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The equipment we received is of high quality, excellent, and suitable for the intended use.
We would like to sincerely thank the sponsors, the members of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, and especially you, who lead this effort, for the ongoing support in upgrading our Unit. Our focus is on providing the best monitoring and care for our young patients, expediting medical and nursing procedures, and promoting energy efficiency (green PICU).
Your recognition of the dedication of our PICU staff and the continuous support from your Charity keeps us vigilant in our pursuit of progress and improvement.

With great appreciation on behalf of the entire medical and nursing staff,
Stavroula Ilia
Director of the Paediatric ICU of “PAGNI”
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care

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21/06/2023

Once again, we express our gratitude for your kind and selfless contribution, which greatly enhances the quality of services offered to children in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. We sincerely appreciate your support and eagerly anticipate your ongoing assistance in the near future.

Elpidoforos Mantadakis
Professor of Paediatrics – Paediatric Hematology/Oncology at the Democritus University of Thrace
Director of the Paediatric Clinic at the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis

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27/04/2023

We would like to express our warmest gratitude to the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” for the donation of medical equipment and supplies.
Their support and kind donation are an important contribution to the smooth operation of the Regional Health Center of Irakleia, helping us provide the best possible healthcare to the patient.
We believe that these acts of support and mutual aid should be highlighted in today’s times.
This letter is a small token of appreciation for your significant and commendable deed, and we look forward to your assistance in the future.

Thank you very much
Sincerely,
The staff of the Regional Health Center of Irakleia

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26/4/2023

Today the charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, visited our kindergarten and spoke to the children about trauma prevention.

From a very young age and for their own safety, children must learn to recognize the dangers around them and be able to protect themselves from them.

With the help of the slide projector, they saw cases of children’s accidents and potential risks in the home environment that can be avoided if they are properly informed. Τhey expressed their opinions, while at the same time, they remembered and presented similar incidents of their own that were dangerous and required care.Τhey received valuable material for them to study with their parents and left wiser and more cautious!!!

We would like to thank the volunteers of the Charity for their excellent presentation, the sweet way they addressed the children and the knowledge they conveyed in order for them to understand the dangers and better protect themselves!!!

Sincerely,
5th Kindergarden of Pefki

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11/04/2023

With this letter, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your donation to the Health Center of Ios.
Your initiative is commendable, and we would like to assure you that we are constantly working towards providing better healthcare services and upgrading our equipment.
We are delighted to have your support in this endeavor.

Dimitrios Albanos
Scientific Director Health Center of IOS

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6/04/2023

Thank you very much for the excellent presentation. Your program has been incorporated into our school’s annual schedule.
Your impeccable presentation helps activate, advise and educate children on very important every day issues.

Thank you,
Roula Kedrou
Kindergarden teacher, 7th Κindergarden of Peristeri

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4/04/2023

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support in our project, the time you have dedicated to this important endeavor, as well as for your selflessness and sensitivity!

With sincere appreciation,
Vasilisis Ambrosiadis
Regional Health Center of Gavdos

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27/01/2023

On Friday, the charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” visited our kindergarten and gave an educational presentation about preventing children’s accidents. The experience was very productive and the children discussed, in a simple and understandable way, how they can protect themselves from accidents at home, on the road and while in the car. We are very grateful to the charity for their selfless contribution to the children and their families. The educational material they provided will prove invaluable to all of us.

27th Kindergarden of Kallithea

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27/10/2022

This donation confirms the sensitivity that governs your Organization, which aims to ensure the best possible functioning of the Pediatric Departments of our country, as well as that of the Regional Health Center of Elafonisos, as the only public health structure in our area.
We wholeheartedly hope you continue your work, maintain your pace and strengthen your activities in order to improve the healthcare provided to our children (both residents and visitors) and facilitate the difficult work of our rural doctors.

Sincerely,
Efstathia Liarou
Mayor of Elafonisos

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10/10/2022

We would like to thank you for your interest and attention towards our students during the presentation of your program in our school. Our students received important advice which will be useful for them in their daily life. It is vital for all children to attend your educational program. We hope you continue your selfless work with the same love and warmth you showed to our own students.

12th Kindergarden of Kamatero

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15/07/2022

My warm congratulations yet again for this year’s distinction!!
We would like to thank you for your sensitivity, your selfless generosity and your work!
Thank you for existing, for being interested, for always caring for the needs of large as well as small paediatric departments like our own, effectively covering whatever gaps are left by the state…

With love, respect and admiration, on behalf of the whole Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Chios,

The Director of the Department,
Elena Pippidi

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14/07/2022

The Paediatric Clinic, as well as the Trauma Center, was equipped with vitally important medical machinery.
This gesture demonstrates your social sensitivity and solidarity with our young patients, especially on remote islands such as ours, where the healthcare and the paediatric emergency cases have greater gravity.
We would like to thank you wholeheartedly and wish you good luck in your important work.

Sincerely,
Stamatia Karagianni
Director of the Paediatric Clinic
Regional Health Center of Skyros

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21/06/2022

A simple thank you is not enough considering all the support you have offered us over so many years, but both my colleagues and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Sincerely,
Nicoletta Iacovidou, MD, PhD
Professor of Paediatrics – Neonatology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA)
Director of the Neonatal Department, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) Medical School

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03/06/2022

Once again, we were very happy with the Charity’s presentation to our students. It drew their attention and left them discussing the matter for several days, both with us and amongst themselves.

Thank you!
The Teachers’ Association of the 13th & 16th Kindergardens of Zografos

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02/06/2022

The educational program that took place in our school on the 11th and 12th of May 2022 was excellent and constructive for our students’ knowledge and skills when it comes to protecting themselves and others around them.
Thank you very much and we look forward to our continued cooperation!

Sincerely,
On behalf of the Teacher’s Association of the School
Stamatia Vlachou, Principal
20th Elementary School of Ilioupoli

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19/05/2022

We would like to thank the members of the charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, and especially the President Mrs Vrecossis, for their continuous support in upgrading equipment that is vital for providing better medical care to our young patients.
Your recognition of the efforts of the Paediatric ICU personnel and the constant support of your Charity keeps us going.

Sincerely,
Stavroula Ilia
Director of the Paediatric ICU
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care, University of Crete

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17/05/2022

We would like to warmly thank you for your kind donation of medical equipment, which will cover the needs of the Paediatric Clinic of the 1st Health Center of Salamina. Your support and selfless generosity towards the Primary Health Care sector gives us hope for the future.

Panagiota Bafa
Director – Coordinator
Health Center of Salamina

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09/05/2022

The constant work of the charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” is vital for Greek society. We hope you will always be well and able to help, so that the quality of medical care provided to the children in Greece can continue to improve.

Sincerely,
Eleni Gkreka
Paediatrician – ESY Consultant
General Hospital of Messolonghi “Hatzikosta”

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11/03/2022

My colleagues and I wish to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the support you have offered our Paediatric Department over the years. Most of our equipment has been donated to us by the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”. You have always helped us in our efforts to provide responsible and high quality healthcare services to the injured child, in an area with no Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Vassiliki Gketsi
Director of the Paediatric Department
General Hospital of Ioannina “G. Hatzikosta”

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10/03/2022

I would like to thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Hospital, as well as all the citizens of Kos, for the enormous support you have offered our Hospital. We have already received the majority of your donation and our dream has come true!

Vassiliki Lechou
Director of Nursing Care
General Hospital – Health Center of Kos

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18/02/2022

Thank you for the much needed donation of the ophthalmoscope to the Ophthalmology Department.
With the use of this medical equipment, the correct diagnosis and the treatment of the oncological and non-oncological patients of our clinic can be made safely.

On behalf of the Ophthalmology Department of G.A.O.H.A. “O Aghios Savvas”
The Scientific Director of the Ophthalmology Department
MIS ILINKA

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16/02/2022

Thank you very much for the presentation. Both teachers and students were thrilled! It was very well organised – comprehensive (but at the same time detailed) – informative and helpful!
We wish you good luck in your difficult work!

Yours sincerely,
The Kindergarden Teachers of the 2nd Kindergarden of Nea Ionia

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11/01/2022

With this letter we would like to express our gratitude to you for donating equipment to the Paediatric Clinic of the General Hospital – Health Center of Naxos…
Your actions demonstrate your social sensitivity and solidarity with our Hospital at this difficult time due to the pandemic.

Callitsa Fragiskou
Deputy Director, General Hospital – Health Center of Naxos

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11/10/2021

The high quality equipment we received at the Educational Centre for Emergency Medicine in Irakleion, thanks to the invaluable help of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, gives us the opportunity to train not only the Emergency Medicine trainee doctors of our Centre, but also the rest of the Trauma Centre medical personnel and the students who are doing their residency at our Hospital, through the method of in situ simulation, which simulates a real workspace with our colleagues. This way, whenever it is required, everyone will be ready to offer high quality medical care to a severely injured child, and to all seriously ill patients.
Besides, every investment in education is an investment in a better future for all of us.

Nikolaos Sbyrakis
ESY Consultant
Head of Education, Trauma Centre, University Hospital of Irakleion – Crete “PAGNI”

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11/10/2021

On behalf of Professor Parisi, Director of the University Clinic, we would like to thank you for your donation and your support in the development of Emergency Medicine and the education of our young doctors.

Sincerely,
Eftychia Polyzogopoulou
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University Emergency Department of the University General Hospital “ATTIKON”

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09/10/2021

We would like to thank you for the excellent, and incredibly useful and interesting presentation.

Roula Kedrou
Kindergarden teacher, 7th Κindergarden of Peristeri

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06/09/2021

We are grateful for your support, as your active interest in our Hospital is of particular importance in this unprecedented crisis of Public Health, due to the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus.
There are times when the weight of our responsibility towards the residents of the Prefecture of Drama threatens to become unbearable, but it is lightened significantly by initiatives such as yours, giving us the courage to continue our admittedly, at this time, difficult work.
For the Hospital of our Prefecture, the sensitivity and solidarity of all the donors are the greatest legacy for an auspicious future.
We wish you health and prosperity!

Gratefully,
Thessalonikia Karatzoglou
Director of the General Hospital of Drama

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13/07/2021

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continuous and sincere interest in the sick child, which is reflected through the donation of “THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE AUSTRALIA” and your Charity to the Paediatric Allergy Unit of the “Karamandaneio” Children’s Hospital.
The value of the donation is immeasurable both in the provision of specialised services to paediatric patients with paediatric allergy diseases, as well as in the training of the doctors of the Paediatric Department of the “Karamandaneio” General Hospital of Patras.

Gabriela Feketea
Paediatrician – Paediatric allergist, ESY Consultant, Director of the Paediatric Allergy Unit, of the Paediatric Department of the “Karamandaneio” General Hospital of Patras.

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06/07/2021

With this letter we would like to thank you for the PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY RULER that we received. It is a very useful tool in the treatment of the severely injured child, which will remain in the Pαediatric Department of the “Karamandaneio’’ General Hospital in Patras and will greatly facilitate the work of the medical staff.

We look forward to our continued cooperation.

Maria Iliopoulou
Director of the Paediatric Department, “Karamandaneio” General Hospital in Patras

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14/06/2021

In this difficult period, kind donations such as these strengthen our efforts to improve our services and give us courage to continue our work.
We hope others will follow your example.

Christos Papoulkas
Director of the General Hospital of Florina

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11/06/2021

The online presentation on Trauma Prevention attended by the children was very interesting. The children’s attention was captured by the pictures as well as the descriptions of the lady who was presenting. Many of the children participated by asking questions or describing their own experience with accidents.
We would like to thank you once again for such an important and interesting presentation.

Athanasia Koutsona
Kindergarten teacher, 4th Kindergarden of Gerakas

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07/06/2021

I would like to thank you for your kind and important donation to our Hospital.
We have accepted and received your exceptional donation of medical equipment, offered to us by “MYTILINEOS S.A.”
The response of your Charity and the Company was very fast, covering the gaps in terms of equipment and the operating needs of the Paediatric Trauma Center of the “Tzaneio” Hospital with state-of-the-art medical equipment.
The above donation, which was made with the help of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, upgrades and facilitates the operation of the Paediatric Trauma Center of the “Tzaneio” Hospital.

Sincerely and with respect for your work,
George Bourikis
Head of the Paediatric Surgery Department, “Tzaneio” General Hospital of Piraeus

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04/06/2021

Your Charity’s sensitivity and sense of responsibility towards children demonstrates your philosophy of social contribution and offers great assistance in the work of the doctors and nurses who take care of the children.
On behalf of the Board of Directors we would like to thank you and we hope that your work can serve as an example of social contribution for those who have the opportunity.

Andreas Tsolis
Director of the General Hospital of Aitoloakarnania – Hospital Unit of Agrinio

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02/06/2021

I would like to express the deepest gratitude of the Paediatric Department as well as myself, personally, as director of the Department, for your invaluable donation to us. It shows your interest in the suffering child, and renders the medical care we provide to the child more useful and much easier.

Gabriela Feketea
Paediatrician – Paediatric allergist, ESY Consultant, Director of the Paediatric Department, Hospital Unit of Amaliada, General Hospital of Ileia

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31/05/2021

Please accept our sincere gratitude for your Charity’s kind donation to the unaccompanied refugee minors who are accommodated in our facilities.
We are extremely pleased, as you are actively contributing to the efforts of the Church of Greece to give the children not just a roof over their heads but also the foundations and opportunities to build a decent life in Greece.
I would like to express my personal gratitude for your tireless interest in the refugee minors, and I wish you all the best.

With great honour,
Archimandrite Panteleimon Papasinefakis
Director of “SYNYPARXIS”

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25/05/2021

On behalf of the Hospital staff, we would like to express our gratitude for this donation, but most of all we would like to thank you for giving us, with this act of yours, the strength to continue our work.

Professor George Chalkiadakis
Director of PAGNI

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18/04/2021

Within a short period of time, due to our excellent cooperation, we received the medical equipment for the Trauma Center of our Paediatric Department. Your contribution is invaluable, as we are on the ‘first line of defense’ in a provincial area and the immediate treatment of paediatric emergencies, within the first few minutes, as we say, is of vital importance for the health of the patient. With the equipment we have received our work will become more effective and better organized. We are pleased to find such support in our efforts to treat our young patients effectively.

Sincerely,
Epistimi Angelou
Paediatrician
General Hospital – Health Center of Kymi

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12/04/2021

One could not “fight” for health without the right knowledge, infrastructure and equipment.
Your help is invaluable as you provide all of the above, taking care of the most beautiful part of our society, and the one with the most dynamic potential: our children.
Your work renews our trust in our fellow human beings, setting an inspiring example of solidarity and duty.

Sincerely,
Constantinos Velaoras
Paediatric Surgeon, ESY Consultant, “Paidon Pentelis” Children’s Hospital

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07/01/2021

The medical and nursing staff of the Paediatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Grevena would like to express our warmest thanks for the complete, state of the art remodeling of the Paediatric Trauma Center as well as the donation of a full range of medical equipment. The value of this donation, for the provision of first aid to our paediatric patients, the working conditions of the medical and nursing staff, as well as the psychology of our small patients and their parents, is incalculable. We would therefore like to inform you of the pleasant surprise, admiration and gratitude of the children and their parents.

Your excellent work and selfless generosity gives us strength and courage to continue our work. Your Charity, your President and collaborators are a bright light for the provincial health infrastructure, reminding us that there are still people out there with a vision and the desire to help.

Despina Tzira
Paediatrician – Intensivist
General Hospital of Grevena

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10/12/2020

Your donation does you credit and is incredibly useful to our Hospital, and at the same time, it is an exemplary act of social solidarity, revealing your awareness and care for public health.

Christos Kapetanides
Director of the General Hospital of Didymoteicho

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20/09/2020

It all started on a November morning when a warm, polite voice was heard on the phone. And step by step, with a lot of effort, patience but also persistence, cooperation, and good intentions, the equipment of the Paediatric Trauma Center of the General Hospital of Amfissa became a reality!
We thank the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” and the kind donor from the bottom of our hearts. The doctors and nurses thank you. The parents and children of our remote, but also so beautiful, region thank you.
We hope you will continue your invaluable social contribution, with the same tireless determination, selflessness, enthusiasm and strength of soul.

Thank you very much.

Filia Loukou
Paediatrician Director
Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Amfissa

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11/09/2020

The Director of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Cephalonia “Aghios Gerasimos”, Dr Kalypso Danelatou, the doctors and the nursing staff express our warmest thanks to the Non-Profit Organization “Pediatric Trauma Care” for providing a full range of medical equipment to the Paediatric Trauma Center.

The sensitivity and solidarity of the president Natasha Clive – Vrecossis, as well as the members of the charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, towards the community are proven once again with this social contribution. A donation which, in these hard times, demonstrates the humanitarian vision of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” as well as that of the A. G. Leventis Foundation who funded this project in order to defend and strengthen the public health sector.

Our most sincere thanks,

Kalypso Danelatou
Director of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Cephalonia

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03/08/2020

“Dear Mrs President, and members of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”,

Your invaluable support in the creation of the Trauma Center for children was crucial. You appeared a year ago, as a deus ex machina, at a time when support for the Health Services was sparing. You met the needs of the hospital units of Argolida and responded by equipping both trauma centers with the basic equipment needed for the treatment of paediatric injuries. For the first time, the hospital units in Argolida have state-of-the-art medical equipment to assist young patients.

From Tuesday 28th July 2020, the Trauma Center of the Hospital Unit of Argos is fully operational. We thank both you and the discreet donors for the equipment but most importantly for your humanity. Your donation gives us the strength to try harder, not only because you provided us with the means to do so, but mainly because we feel that we are not alone in this endeavor.

… Your effort is truly remarkable, continue your work in putting more smiles on the children’s faces.”

Sincerely,
Koukoufilippou Ioannis
Electrical Engineer Msc, Deputy Director of Technical Service, General Hospital of Argolida

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30/07/2020

Good evening from the urgent need seamstresses! Thank you very much for your important contribution to this whole endeavor! Honestly there are no words… may you be an example for others! Good luck with your work!

Mary Tsentzika Gerasimou
Member of the team “Urgent Need Seamstresses”

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27/07/2020

In the context of your kind and invaluable contribution of equipment for the Paediatric Trauma Center of the General Hospital of Amfissa, we also received the “Paediatric Emergency Ruler”, translated by the Paediatric Intensivists of the PICU in the “Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital. It is definitely an extremely useful tool for doctors who have to treat a seriously ill child.

Thank you very much.

With enormous admiration,
Filia Loukou
Paediatric Department
General Hospital of Amfissa

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09/06/2020

On behalf of the staff of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Veria, we feel the need to express our warmest thanks for the donation of medical equipment to our Paediatric Trauma Center. Your contribution during these difficult times gives us incredible strength to continue our work and reminds us that there are still people with vision and a selfless willingness to help. Your excellent endeavors are truly a breath of hope and support for provincial healthcare infrastructures, such as ours. We hope you continue your invaluable work.

The Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Veria

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04/06/2020

The Trauma Center – Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Florina received the, latest in technology, equipment you sent us and we thank you.A generous donation of machinery from the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”. ……This equipment is invaluable to us and we use it daily, covering essential needs of newborns, infants and children. We feel grateful, you made our work easier and more efficient. You are a bright light – a role model.

Thank you very much,
The paediatricians and nursing staff
Paediatric Department – General Hospital of Florina

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02/06/2020

According to the Dictionary of Common Greek of the Hellenic Language Center, a donation is “whatever is granted without remuneration or exchange, a sum of money, real estate or other property offered by someone to the state, to a public benefit foundation”. However, the work, and moreover the merit of the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” is philanthropy.

Philanthropy: is about initiatives of individuals who aim to improve the quality of life of people or communities, and/or alleviate the suffering of fellow human beings. This is what Pediatric Trauma Care does, by dealing with the immediate and correct treatment of children’s accidents. Philanthropy declares first of all their love for the child. Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Lasda Agori – Dimitra
General Hospital – Health Center of Karystos

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14/5/2020

“With this letter, and on behalf of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Arta, we would like to wholeheartedly thank you for your invaluable contribution in upgrading the quality of our services. During these difficult times, your support has been of the utmost importance. Thank you very much for the donation.”

Konstantinos Tsiantis
Director of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Arta

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03/2020

“Pediatric Trauma Care. A revelation! A charity with a great contribution to the state’s infrastructures of health services. Where to begin? Equipment and renovation in sixty-five departments in fifty-five hospitals throughout Greece, corporate social responsibility awards, high quality evaluation.”

Ioannis Theocharis
Eye Surgeon, Contact person SAKA Healthcare Professional Club Athens College
Source: “ερμής” Magazine, PERIOD Β’, ISSUE 70

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02/07/2019

“Your contribution to the reinforcement of the equipment of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Chios with this donation was crucial for facilitating our work, as well as for the more complete and effective treatment of neonatological emergencies.
We are grateful for your sponsorship and for always supporting us in our difficult work, which is particularly important considering the economic crisis.
By monitoring your work over the years, we can only salute your contribution not only to the Paediatric Department of our Hospital but also to all the Paediatric Departments throughout Greece. We hope you continue your efforts and always offer the best care to young patients.”

Eleni Pippidi
Supervisor of the Paediatric Department of the ”Skylitseio” General Hospital of Chios

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16/05/2019

“On May 14th 2019, the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” visited the 2nd Preschool of Chalandri. The two ladies who came to educate the preschoolers on trauma prevention were very kind. Thanks to their calm and engaging way of speaking, they were able to capture and hold the interest of the children, who ranged from 2.5-4 years old. We would like to thank you for your presence and your useful gifts, and wish you strength and good luck in your efforts.”

Tamara Manderi
The Deputy Head

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28/03/2019

“All the employees of the Paediatric Department are very grateful to the Charity Pediatric Trauma Care, which understood the need to create a safe and functional Paediatric Department. We kindly thank Norton Rose Fulbright Greece for making a dream come true, giving the children what they need. Personally, I thank Mrs Natasha Vrecossis, who has always been by my side in my struggle, supported me, with unparalleled courtesy and determination. I would also like to thank Norton Rose Fulbright Greece, for funding a project in a remote city of Greece, an act that I personally consider makes them a Benefactor not just a sponsor.”

Sofia Chrysostomidou
Director of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Kilkis

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18/03/19

“We hope that you continue your important work with the same zeal, and that many more Paediatric Trauma Centers be equipped, so that young patients throughout Greece can reap the benefits of your generous contribution.”

Yours sincerely,
Koniari Nikoletta
Director of National Healthcare System
Scientific Head of Paediatrics, General Hospital of Trikala.

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05/12/2018

“We would like to warmly thank the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, and specifically the President of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Natasha Clive – Vrecossis, for donating medical equipment to the Trauma Center in the General Hospital of Larissa. We would also like to thank the project managers, Mrs. Evgenia Bousoulega and Mrs. Niki Zolota, for their excellent cooperation. In difficult times like these, your vision and your enthusiasm have greatly facilitated our work. Your offer is noticeable every day, as it has greatly improved our ability to cope with urgent paediatric incidents and injured children in our hospital. Keep up the good work!”

Dr Sophia Alevra
Director of the Paediatric Department of the General Hospital of Larissa

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20/07/2018

“I would like to express my joy, as well as the delight of the young refugees who are being hosted in the hospitality center of Caritas Hellas in Neos Kosmos, for our collaboration with the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”. Within the framework of the summer educational program, the children had the opportunity to learn about accident prevention at home, at school and in the places they frequent. The children were clearly excited, as they did not stop asking questions. Your efforts are truly commendable, since, as a teacher and coordinator of the educational program, I recognize the importance of trauma prevention.

We are deeply grateful for your warmth, passion and willingness to enhance our educational work! We also thank you for the brochures you provided and the T-shirts with our beloved “Sotiris”.”

Giannisopoulou Petroula
Teacher
Coordinator of the Educational Program in the framework of the “Listening and Welcoming” program of Caritas Hellas in Neos Kosmos.

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10/05/2018

”We would like to thank the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care”, and specifically the President of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Natasha Clive – Vrecossis and her associates, for their important contribution of medical equipment and machinery to the Trauma Center of the Pediatric Department in the General Hospital of Livadeia. Their awareness and genuine interest greatly improved the care of urgent pediatric incidents and injuries in our hospital, demonstrating their support of the difficult work the medical staff face. One more Trauma Center was added to the map of successful interventions by “Pedtrauma” in many Hospitals and Health Centers in our country, an example of their generosity towards our society which should be followed by others.

We wish all the contributors health and strength to continue their work.”

George Katopodis
Coordinator of the Paediatric Department
Director of Medical Agency
General Hospital of Livadeia

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06/11/2017

”The Directors and staff of P.E.D.Y. – Health Center of Ebona in Rhodes, on behalf of all its visitors and patients, would like to warmly thank the President and the members of the Board of Directors of the Charity ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’, for their very touching gesture, in donating medical equipment and consumables necessary for the operation of its Pediatric Clinic.The pediatric clinic of the Health Center of Ebona began its operation a year ago, thanks to the efforts of the Director of General Medicine Mr Theofanis Moukas and the Pediatrician Nicholas Pharmakides, offering valuable health services to the pediatric population of our region.‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ donated to the Health Center of Ebona a patient monitor with the necessary equipment for use on infants and children of all ages, a pediatric stethoscope, an electronic baby scale, an otoscope, a set of ambu, a streptococcus detection test, and consumables. Now, with this donated equipment, it has no reason to be “jealous” of any private or public Pediatric Clinic.We would like to express our gratitude, and wish the members of the Charity ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ health, joy, happiness and to always be so generous. With this gesture, they demonstrate the magnitude of their philanthropy and altruism. We urge them to continue their particularly important work throughout Greece, and we hope that all children who are in need of medical supervision and support will be able to benefit from the best possible care.”

Theophanis N. Moukas
Director of General Medicine
Scientific Coordinator
P.E.D.Y. – Health Center of Ebona

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22/09/2017

”On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Health Center of Karlovasi, the employees of this establishment, and especially our fellow citizens, I would like to express my gratitude towards Pediatric Trauma Care for its role in renewing and upgrading the equipment of the Pediatric Department of the Health Center of Karlovasi .We now have the ability to provide improved health care to the child population in our area, to the children of our visitors, as well as the children of the immigrants and refugees that are passing through our island. This renewal of pediatric equipment has been the largest since the Health Center was founded. This important project would not have been made possible without the immediate response of Pedtrauma and the substantial assistance provided to us by the Board of Directors and its President Mrs Natasha Clive-Vrecossis, as well as the excellent collaboration with the Project Manager. Finally, I would like to once again express our deepest gratitude to our sponsors and wish you good luck in your future endeavours.”

George Yfantis
Pediatrician, Director of the Health Center of Karlovasi

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29/03/2017

“…There is no feeling worse than having an injured or seriously ill child in front of you and not having the means to help it. You feel powerless. You feel the time pushing you. And you can’t really help.”

”It is with great privilege we welcome your generous donation that made the opening of a highly equipped Emergency Room at the Pediatrics Clinic of Karpenisi General Hospital possible. Our renovated facilities and new medical equipment directly improve the quality of medical diagnostics and thus medical assistance of the young patients and visitors of the remote region of Evrytania. It would be impossible for this project to be accomplished without your help in such difficult times for our country. We are grateful for the precious and timely support from the President and enthusiastic cooperation with the coordinators of the Pediatric Trauma Care Organization. It was, personally as well, a great pleasure working with you all the way through.”

Maria Pavlidou
Director of the Pediatric Department at Karpenisi General Hospital

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01/11/2016

”On Friday 14/10, students from the 3rd grade of Xatzivei School had the opportunity to attend an excellent presentation on the prevention of accidents at school and at home. The children puzzled over the dangers they face in various surroundings and thought up ways through which they could protect themselves. Finally, we devoted a significant amount of time in order to discuss the forms of verbal and physical violence a child might be subjected to.The presentation was very well structured and it caught the children’s attention from the start.”

Xatzivei School

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30/09/2016

”Castellorizo is one of the most inaccessible islands of Greece, which means that the response time of the System takes far too long when it comes to the transportation of a patient to a health care facility of a higher level. This makes providing the Clinic of the island with all the necessary equipment, for it to be able to provide decent health care for a patient while they are hospitalized, a matter of vital importance. With the help of the non-profit organization “Pediatric Trauma Care” we have acquired advanced medical equipment that gives our Clinic a different “perspective”, and gives us the opportunity to provide the best possible health care to the residents of this island, as well as giving them a sense of security. We hope to have you by our side in the difficult times that lie ahead. Thank you very much!”

Ioannis Rantos & Bassar Moussa
Doctors, Hospital of Kastellorizo

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23/09/2016

”We consider ourselves very lucky to have worked with the non-profit organization “Pediatric Trauma Care”. Through their kind generosity, every year, in response to our invitation, they come and talk to parents and children about the prevention of accidents at home and at school, ( and always offer them a t-shirt as a memento ). They approach the children in a theatrical way, and the children participate with questions-answers and through sketches, when necessary. As we have been collaborating for several consecutive years now, we have observed that after each educational seminar there has been a significant decrease in accidents taking place at the school, and especially in the courtyard, as all those involved in the school system focus on the prevention of accidents, and on the ways through which that may be achieved, for the safety of our children. We would like to congratulate you and thank you for truly standing by our side and supporting our work. We are most grateful, and look forward to a long collaboration with you in the future !Our most sincere thanks!”

Κindergarden Teachers
Kontopoulou Foteini
Doufexi Konstantina
Papagianni Christina

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09/09/2016

”I would like to express my enormous admiration and gratitude towards the non-profit organization “Pedtrauma”, its President Mrs Vrecossis, the Board of Directors and the Management Team for their excellent cooperation in the creation of the Trauma Center in the General Hospital of Rhodes. A year after the new Trauma Center was put into operation we have realized the tremendous contribution of this unit, which would not have been possible without Pedtrauma and its Benefactors.On behalf of the Medical and Nursing Staff, as well as the children and adults who have been treated with the most up to date equipment thanks to your efforts and generosity, once again I express our thanks and gratitude and would like to say that it was a great pleasure working with you. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope that your great work receives the recognition it deserves.”

Dr. George Triantos
MD, PhD, Surgeon Director Coordinator Director of Emergency Department, General Hospital Rhodes

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30/06/2016

“We would like to express our warmest gratitude to the Charity “Pediatric Trauma Care” and especially its President Mrs Natasha Clive-Vrecossis for the donation of specialized medical equipment for the Trauma Center of the University Paediatric Clinic of the University Hospital of Larissa.
We consider the Charity “Paediatric Trauma Care” one of the most active volunteer organizations of our country, especially in the critical field of paediatric accidents and injuries.
The Charity’s continuous and effective presence is a model not only for all volunteer organizations but for all citizens. It is an example of how such organizations and the people behind them can assist the State, relieve suffering and solve problems, until long-term, comprehensive solutions can be found. You honour our country with your actions and deserve public recognition at the very least. We hope you continue your work with the same enthusiasm and effectiveness, for the good of our children and our country.”

Professor George Syrogiannopoulos
Director of the University Paediatric Clinic

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10/06/2016

”Pediatric Surgery’s Emergency Room renovation and reform at “Ippokration” General Hospital of Thessaloniki is not a dream any more. It is a reality thanks to the sensitivity shown by the non-profit, non-governmental organization Pedtrauma. The president Mrs. Natasha Clive-Vrecossis and her associates were the only boosters for the whole effort and the final implementation of our modern ER facilities, the proper for the busiest Paediatric Surgery Department all over Greece. High level services both for the kid as well as for his/her escorts, improved the standards of admission in velocity and quality, resulting in better diagnosis and management. We consider that public health value is fundamental and private initiatives can positively assist this goal. Our aims come side by side with your love and concern for children, creating the perfect working environment.
Thanking friends like you would be the minimum for your selfless giving, concerning personal contribution and sponsor’s help acquired by you. We wish you all the best, always in good health and mood, pillars of love and tenderness towards the kid, fellows to the common cause of children’s life improvement.”

Dr. George Papouis
Director- Pediatric Surgeon
Ιppokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki

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25/05/2016

”The Chairwoman Mrs Natasha Vrecossis and the Board of Pediatric Trauma Care readily responded to the request of the Department of Neonatology of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for financial aid regarding the acquisition of SMART, a teaching aid to be used by trainees in order to improve their skill regarding the respiratory support of neonates during resuscitation.
In an era of severe financial constraints, the vision, readiness and efficiency shown by the above mentioned body will greatly facilitate our teaching on resuscitation.We take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks for your support and to congratulate you on your work.”

Dr Nicoletta Iacovidou MD, PhD,
Associate Professor in Paediatrics-Pediatrics

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24/05/2016

”The sensitivity you have showed responding immediately to our request is truly remarkable.You have been along our side with genuine concern and enviable patience.
Your contribution in making our every day easier is priceless and the presence of your offer is noticeable in every step we take.Words are small and “thank you’s” are little.
Godspeed to your work.With sincere gratitude.”

Logotheti Elena

Anesthesiologist
Emergency Department “Achillopouleio” Hospital Volos

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19/06/2015

”President Natasha Vrecossis and the members of the NGO PedTrauma are wholeheartedly committed to protecting the health of the critically ill child. All of them work selflessly, methodically and with total dedication, trying to strengthen the infrastructure of the country’s collapsing National Health System. Pediatric Trauma recently equipped the Department of Pediatrics of the University General Hospital of Evros in Alexandroupolis, Thrace with three high quality cardiorespiratory monitors and two pulse oximeters, and kindly donated a transdermal bilirubinometer, and a vein mapping device to facilitate intravenous access of children needing blood sampling and / or parenteral administration of fluids and drugs. The offer of the NGO PedTrauma is commendable, because in the difficult times we live, it is the only non-governmental organization that selflessly and readily responded to the demands of the Department of Pediatrics of the University General Hospital of Evros, the only tertiary Department of Pediatrics in the region of Thrace, to improve and modernize its equipment. They deserve our respect for their donations and continued support.”

Elpis Mantadakis, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Democritus University of Thrace

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03/06/2014

“What impresses me most about the Charity “Pedtrauma” is not only their fundraising abilities and the strict conditions and careful control, which accompanies the management of the funds which their sponsors have entrusted them with. It is not only the devotion and absolute dedication of the President and Members of the Board of Directors  in protecting the tender offspring of our society. It is – for me – the fact that they have managed to build a strong team to tackle Pediatric Trauma Care and Emergency : Sponsors – the Charity “Pedtrauma” – Medical and Nursing Staff . This team gains strength and enthusiasm from each other and together experiences the joy of giving. “Pedtrauma”, tries ( and succeeds admirably ) in extending large circles, and a safety net around Pediatric Trauma units and Hospitals. In one of these circles stands the Emergency Department of the University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, whose Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation Area has been fully equipped with all the necessary machinery by “Pedtrauma”.  I would like to express my gratitude to the tireless President and members of the Charity “Pedtrauma”  because their work reminds us daily that we are not alone in our difficult undertaking.”

Panagiotis Agouridakis 

Assistant professor of Emergency Medicine University of Crete, 
Director of the Emergency Department of the University Hospital of Iraklion 
President of the Hellenic Society of Emergency Medicine 

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27/12/2013

”Your presence in our Hospital can be felt everywhere ! The Trauma Center, your largest work to date, has upgraded the care we can offer a seriously injured child, and the possibilities of saving it’s life, whereas all the other equipment you have offered us has increased our capabilities to provide improved health services throughout the Hospital.On behalf of the Doctors and the nursing staff I would like to express our gratitude for your invaluable help and support in our difficult task.It is our sincere hope that our cooperation will continue in the future.”

Mrs Aristea Patsoura, MD (PICU Consultant in “Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital) 
 

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05/12/2013

“The primary cause of children’s deaths is pediatric trauma, in other words accidents ! Besides this dramatic fact, there is another equally great tragedy that we tend to forget : the fact that a large number of children’s accidents end in permanent disability. Unsettling!  Ofcourse !! But who cares about it? Is the state mobilized in organizing the prevention and management of pediatric trauma? Where Is everyone ?? Everyone mobilizes and makes a fuss over other more ” catchy ” needs.  No one denies the fact that those are also tragedies that need to be dealt with, but these  tragedies concern a much smaller number of the childhood population. Someone should care about the larger number … infact someone should care about ALL the children. This vacuum is luckily filled by the Charity ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’. The very significant actions of this Organization deals with both ends of the spectrum of pediatric trauma, where there is proven to be a huge deficit. First of all ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ offer Children’s Hospitals much needed medical equipment and secondly they finance seminars held for doctors, surgeons and nurses on how to offer first aid to a seriously injured child. The efforts made by this Charity need to be supported in every way possible .”
 

Mr Georgios Spyridis M.D.

Pediatric Surgeon
President of the Board of Directors of ”Advanced Pediatric Life Support Hellas”

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30/10/2013

‘’We appreciate and value the donations made by the Charity ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ on a daily basis, which is every time a child with respiratory diseases is helped by the equipment which has been donated to our Hospital by this Organization. ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ has contributed significantly to the health of our children.’’

Assistant Professor Athanasios Kaditis, 
(Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology in the 1st Pediatric Clinic of Athens University Hospital “Aghia Sophia”)

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21/10/2013

‘’The commendable Non-Profit Organization ‘’Pediatric Trauma Care’’ whose continuous contribution to the community has greatly helped our country in reducing the number and severity of children’s accidents, and helped to improve care once an accident has occurred. The donations of the Organization have brought significant improvements to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital “PAGNI” in Irakleion, Crete.’’

Dr. George Briassoulis, 
Associate Professor School of Health Sciences, University of Crete (Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the ‘’PAGNI’’ University General Hospital of Irakleion)

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