Newcastle Surgical Training Centre - NSTC - Paediatric Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Surgery (PACTS) Course

Course objectives

This course is a two day hands on cadaveric operative workshop for surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre nurses likely to be involved in the operative management of major trauma in children. We combine team decision making and communication under pressure with operative techniques.
The operative techniques focus on management of truncal and junctional zone injuries. the lectures, discussions and case studies explore the principles of damage control surgery in children, working in multi-speciality surgical teams and the human factors of managing under extreme pressure. Experience is shared from military and humanitarian surgeons as well as recent major incidents in the UK.

Target audience

It is aimed at consultants and ST8 and above in paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, plastics and neurosurgery or trauma surgeons with an adult practice who may treat children in an emergency, as well as paediatric anaesthetists and theatre nurses. We encourage entire theatre trauma teams to attend together.

Please contact us for further information if required.

Educational methods

This is an Intensive Two day Course with a high faculty to participant ratio.
COURSE WILL COVER
Damage control resuscitation & surgery
Managing exsanguinating haemorrhage
Traumatic cardiac arrest
Penetrating trauma
Clamshell thoracotomy
Pericardial tamponade and penetrating cardiac injuries
Management of zone 1 to 3 neck injuries especially with regard to vascular injuries
Trauma laparotomy and abdominal packing
Management of liver injury
Laparostomy
Damage control approach to vascular injuries
Fasciotomies
Paediatric major trauma case scenarios
Human Factors lectures & decision making under pressure
Lessons from the Ariana Grande concert bombing

Course faculty

Faculty includes paediatric orthopaedic and vascular surgeons, consultant anaesthetists and theatre scrub nurses. Course Co Leads are Mr Suren Arul & Mr Phil Henman.

Upcoming Course Dates

26 - 27 th Nov
2026

Course is full

Apply to attend Paediatric Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Surgery (PACTS) Course on Thursday 26 November 2026

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Please note: The course fee will include: lunch and refreshments. Payment can be made via BACS (automatic bank transfer) by Debit/ Credit Card. Payment is due at registration to secure your place. Refunds cannot be given in the event of your cancellation within 8 weeks of the course date. The NSTC cannot accept liability for costs incurred in the event of a course having to be cancelled as a result of circumstances beyond its reasonable control. However, within 8 weeks prior to the start date of the course, the total course fee will be charged unless in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the NSTC. While we make every effort to run courses as advertised, we reserve the right to change the timetable and/or the teaching staff without prior notice and to cancel any courses without liability (in which case there will be a full refund of course fees to participant). Note that any consequential losses (e.g. travel or accommodation costs) incurred in such cases remain the responsibility of the booker, and consideration should be made to taking out appropriate travel insurance for any non-refundable costs.

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