Trauma Informed Care

Paediatric critical illness and the PICU admission itself is traumatic to the child and their family (1). In addition to this, the children and families who present to PICU often have one or more complex trauma histories which may make them more sensitive to PICU stressors (1).

What is Responsive Trauma Informed Care?

A trauma informed approach to care uses knowledge and understanding of trauma to care for patients within the context of their trauma history.

The Queensland Children’s Hospital has developed a free, online, short course on trauma informed care aimed at clinicians and researchers who work with patients. You can create an iLearn account for free, or use your Novell login.

Click here to log into iLearn or to create an account.

Video on Responsive Trauma Informed Care

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=67&v=DSu5TVmy1hM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Filearn.health.qld.gov.au%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo

Self-CARE Video (Parents, caregivers, clinicians)

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SS4koex4zQ&t=44s

Alternatively, you can search for “Responsive Trauma-Informed HealthCARE” in your iLearn account page.

References and Sources:

  1. Demers LA, Wright NM, Kopstick AJ, Niehaus CE, Hall TA, Williams CN, Riley AR. Is Pediatric Intensive Care Trauma-Informed? A Review of Principles and Evidence. Children (Basel). 2022 Oct 18;9(10):1575. doi: 10.3390/children9101575. PMID: 36291511; PMCID: PMC9600460.

  2. ‘Trauma-informed care in child/family welfare services’, Australian Insitute of Family Studies, https://aifs.gov.au/resources/policy-and-practice-papers/trauma-informed-care-childfamily-welfare-services

  3. Colville G. Is It Time for the "Trauma-Informed" PICU? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Feb 1;24(2):171-173. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003169. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36661422.

  4. ‘Responsive Trauma Informed Care', https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=67&v=DSu5TVmy1hM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Filearn.health.qld.gov.au%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo