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UKBB established Switzerland's first paediatric trauma centre at the beginning of 2023. Its aim is to provide children and adolescents with the highest level of medical care after accidents and serious injuries and to support their recovery. The Surgical Paediatric Trauma Centre (CKTZ) at UKBB guarantees maximum care for its patients around the clock. Its catchment area extends far beyond the Basel region.
The shock room on the emergency ward is the first port of call for children and adolescents with severe and very severe injuries (trauma). Standardised workflows and the highly professional expertise of the interdisciplinary treatment team ensure that admitted patients can be assessed and treated immediately. This means that no valuable time is lost for any vital operations.
Specialists in the respective sub-disciplines are available for all organ systems and diagnostics, as well as all the necessary equipment. These are state of the art.
Highly specialised professionals from various disciplines work together at the CKTZ. They all specialise in children. Firmly anchored disciplines of the CKTZ are
Excellently trained specialists are the most valuable resource in the care of children and adolescents who have suffered accidents or injuries. With the CKTZ, the UKBB has given its historically grown interdisciplinary co-operation a clear structure. Efficient processes and the optimal utilisation of synergies make a significant contribution to ensuring that care is provided on a 24-hour basis and at the highest medical level.
Medical personnel are educated and trained at the CKTZ under ideal conditions. It integrates training modules that have been tried and tested over many years with simulations and develops these further on an ongoing basis. The interdisciplinary networking within the CKTZ opens up new scientific opportunities to advance clinical research. The establishment of a paediatric trauma register is being implemented with great momentum and is intended to set an example at national level.
058 387 78 82 (Costs are settled via the health insurance company)
In the event of an emergency abroad, call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find the contact details on your health insurance card.
145 (Poison and Information Centre)
University Children's Hospital of both
Basel, Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH
Phone +41 61 704 12 12
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The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.
For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.
More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.
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