Statements reaching consensus on specialist paediatric services
| (1) Paediatric hospitals and tertiary services represent a potentially valuable resource in a paediatric major incident |
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| (2) Paediatric departments may be able to assist receiving hospitals in the initial phase of a response by supplying paediatric anaesthetic experience, paediatricians, and paediatric nursing advisors to form paediatric resuscitation teams |
| (3) In the hours after a major incident there is a role for a paediatric assessment team (PAT) comprising staff with intensive care, surgical, and nursing experience. This team can advise on specific management and conduct secondary triage for transfer to tertiary paediatric facilities |
| (4) The type of support that will be required after a paediatric major incident will vary with local circumstances and individual hospitals. Planners should consider these issues and, if necessary, make arrangements for support from paediatric hospitals or tertiary services |