My toddler daughter was in a camp fire accident last year in Port Hedland. We went to Hedland Health Campus emergency department and we were then RFDS flown to Perth and admitted to the burns unit at PCH.
My daughter received third degree burns and spent almost 3 weeks in PCH burns unit and have since been back to the hospital for short stay admissions and day procedures. At one stage we were visiting the burns team daily for dressing changes. A year on, we do monthly Telehealth appointments with PCH burns team, physiotherapy at Hedland Health Campus and fly to Perth every 6 weeks for further treatment. All with the help of the Patient Assisted Travel Team.
We as a family could truly not have come this far and managed to still live in Port Hedland and kept it all together if it weren’t for each and every person that helps us in each service. Together they make this journey less stressful and more supported.
The care at Hedland Health Campus was fantastic, they advocated for us and organised everything to get us to Perth. I felt the PCH staff were amazing, I was also 7 months pregnant at the time and they always made sure I was ok and looked after while also caring for my daughter around the clock. In my opinion, the burns team nurses and surgeons are nothing short of amazing. I truly don’t know how they do the job they do but I know we wouldn’t have got through any of this without them guiding us every step of the way.
The PATS girls in the Pilbara office are so incredibly helpful and it seems nothing is too much for them. I believe everyone working in Clinic J at PCH do everything to work around our travel and work to make sure my husband can be at appointments. In our experience, the communication between the two hospitals has always been fantastic, and whether we are in Perth or Port Hedland we always have a team at both hospitals checking up on our progress. I could never put into words how thankful I am for each and every person that has picked up our file and, I believe, helped us in every way they could.
"Toddler burnt in campfire"
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