October 2025
“Pediatric Trauma Care”:
15 Years of Commitment to the Safety of our Children
Our Charity is engaged in the prevention of children’s accidents and in improving the care of injured children in Greece. Our goal is to:
- reduce the number of children’s accidents,
- ensure the immediate and proper treatment of injured children,
- upgrade the hospital care provided to children in our country.
The results in numbers:
According to the statistics of the Hospitals and Health Centers equipped by “Pedtrauma”, from 2010 up to the present date more than 2.990.000 children have benefitted from our Charity’s work.
In 2024, 525.300 children passed through the Trauma Centers and the Paediatric Departments equipped by “Pedtrauma”.
How we implement our work:
a) By opening Trauma Centers in major Public Hospitals
We have upgraded, renovated, and equipped 45 Trauma Centers, where the injured child is immediately admitted and stabilised without losing valuable time.
b) Equipping Paediatric Departments and Clinics in Public Hospitals and Health Centers
Our main program focuses on equipping Public Hospitals and Health Centers throughout Greece. To date, we have equipped 152 Departments in 127 Hospitals and Health Centers with 1.871 machines and necessary equipment. In this way, we significantly improve the quality of care that children receive in critical moments.
c) Educating children, parents, and teachers on Trauma Prevention
The “Education on Trauma Prevention” Program, through presentations and educational materials, informs children, parents, and teachers about the most common risks that can cause accidents, providing guidance on how to protect children at home, at school, and in outdoor spaces. Our presentations on Trauma Prevention have been attended by 68.412 children and 3.508 teachers and parents. It has been shown that proper education can reduce the number and severity of children’s accidents by up to 50%.
d) Educating healthcare professionals on how to care for injured children
The Charity supports the training of medical and nursing staff, as well as Ambulance paramedics, through the Medical Education Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”. To date, 2.454 doctors, nurses, and Ambulance paramedics have been trained. The training focuses on the assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of children at risk and is delivered through seminars organised by A.P.L.S. Hellas and A.P.L.S. Crete, which we partially fund to ensure their quality and continuity.
To date, we have equipped 152 Paediatric Departments in 127 Public Hospitals and Health Centers across Greece. Specifically:
- Trauma Centers: 45
- Paediatric Departments: 47
- Paediatric Clinics: 56
- Intensive Care Units / HDU: 4
- Total machinery & equipment: 1.871
The total cost of our project from May 2010 up to the present date comes to € 3.748.845.
Every child saved, every accident prevented, is a shared victory for all of us.
If you wish to become a member or support our work with a donation, you can contact us at:
210 6741 933 & 210 6740 118 | [email protected].
Board of Directors:
Natasha Clive-Vrecossis, President
Michalis Sarris, MD, Vice President
Michael Mangos, General Secretary
Olympia Pliatsikouri, Treasurer
Constantinos Velaoras, MD, Member
George-Ippokratis Klimis, Alternate Member
Athanasios Kaditis, 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, 1st 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 2nd 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
