Contact Information for Pediatric Trauma Patients

Common Consults for Traumatic Injuries:

• Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • • • • PerfectServe: Cardiac Surgery Academic Service TNMC
• FACE (ENT, OMFS, Plastics)
  • • • • PerfectServe: Facial Trauma Unassigned TNMC
• HAND (Plastics, Ortho)
  • • • • PerfectServe: Hand—TNMC (Hand Trauma and Consults – Ortho, Plastics)
• Neurosurgery
  • • • • PerfectServe: Neurosurgery Academic Service TNMC
• OB-GYN
  • • • • PerfectServe: Obstetrics and Gynecology Academic Service TNMC
• Ophthalmology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Ophthalmology Academic Service TNMC
• Orthopedic surgery
  • • • • PerfectServe: Orthopedic Academic Service TNMC
• Pediatric Surgery
  • • • • Call Children’s Nebraska Access Center at 1-855-850-KIDS (5437) and request to be put in contact with provider on call for specific service.
        • Please utilize as first to call in pediatric trauma patients <15 years of age for assistance in general surgical injuries with the exception of emergent complex hepatobiliary injuries. 
• Transplant/Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • • • • PerfectServe: Transplant – Liver & Bowel TNMC
• Spine (Ortho, NSGY)
  • • • • M/W/F/Sun—
          • • PerfectServe: Neurosurgery Academic Service TNMC
        • T/Th/Sat—Orthopedic Spine Service
          • • PerfectServe: Orthopedic Academic Service TNMC
• Urology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Urology Academic Service (Genitourinary-GU)
• Vascular Surgery
  • • • • PerfectServe: Vascular Surgery Academic Service TNMC

***In general, pediatric specialists will manage injuries in pediatric trauma patients <15 years of age with some variability between service lines and attendings. Pediatric surgery should be utilized for patients <15 years of age for general traumatic injuries. In patients 15 years and older, adult general surgery subspecialties (MIS, CRS, surgical oncology) may be consulted for second opinions/area expertise if needed but may defer consultation to pediatric surgery in certain circumstances (i.e. congenital issues, complex/prior pediatric surgery history, etc). Transplant/Hepatobiliary Surgery should be considered for the first call in the setting of emergent complex traumatic hepatobiliary injuries.***

***Pediatric attendings will be contacted by his/her respective resident. If there are questions or uncertainty involving the case, the trauma attending should reach out and discuss case with the on-call attending for that specific specialty***

***Decision to engage pediatric orthopedic specialists will be based on injury, skeletal maturity and discretion of orthopedic attending on call. If orthopedic injury is isolated and transfer to Children’s hospital for management is requested, the trauma attending should be notified and agree to transfer. The pediatric TMD should also be notified of the plan to transfer a patient***

General Pediatric and Pediatric Subspecialties:

• Pediatric Floor and ICU (main desk): 402-559-7400
• PICU/Pediatric Lead Nurse (Volte): 531-557-3201
• Melanie Anderson (nurse manager, PICU/general pediatrics): 402-885-0156
• Pediatric Anesthesia
  • • • • Call anesthesia attending phone at (402)-650-5748 to discuss specific needs.
          • • In house anesthesia (preferentially pediatric anesthesia when available) will handle emergent issues (intubations, starting emergent cases, etc.).
            • Overnight, pediatric anesthesia is on home call and can be mobilized if needs arise.
• Pediatric Cardiology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Children’s Hospital Cardiology
        • PREFERRED: Call Children’s Nebraska Access Center at 1-855-850-KIDS (5437) and specify if you need consult, echo, EP, etc.
• Pediatric Co-Management
  • • • • PerfectServe: General Pediatric and Neonatology Academic Service TNMC OR Pediatrics Nebraska Medicine à General Pediatric Inpatient
        • Pediatric resident pager: 402-619-9157
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Academic Service TNMC
        • PICU APP pager number: 402-888-7226; office located in pediatric unit
• Pediatric Endocrine
  • • • • Not currently available. Hired new staff and working to find out when they will provide consult support again.
• Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Gastroenterology Academic Service TNMC (Pedi GI)
        • Physically present on the pediatric unit daily, M-F at 10:30am and Sat-Sun at 9am.
• Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Hematology Oncology Academic Service TNMC
• Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Infectious Disease Academic Service TNMC (Pedi ID)
• Pediatric Nephrology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Nephrology Academic Service TNMC
• Pediatric Neurology
  • • • • PerfectServe: Pediatric Neurology Academic Service TNMC
• Pediatric Palliative Care
  • • • • Call Children’s Nebraska Access Center at 1-855-850-KIDS (5437) and request to be put in contact with provider on call for specific service.
• Pediatric PM&R
  • • • • PerfectServe: PM&R – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation TNMC
        • Dr. Pierce and Dr. D’Angelo staff the pediatric patients at NM.
• Pediatric Pulmonology
  • • • • Call Children's Nebraska Access Center at 1-855-850-KIDS (5437) and request to be put in contact with provider on call for specific service.
• Pediatric Psychiatry
  • • • • PerfectServe: Psychiatry Academic Service TNMC à Is this regarding a child? à Inpatient Child Psychiatry
• Pediatric Surgery
  • • • • Call Children’s Nebraska Access Center at 1-855-850-KIDS (5437) and request to be put in contact with provider on call for specific service.

*****If there is difficulty in contacting specific pediatric subspecialties or find that any of these numbers are incorrect/out of date, please contact Dr. Emily Cantrell (pediatric TMD) of Lora Hofstetter (pediatric trauma program coordinator) for additional assistance*****

Last updated: March, 2025