YORKHILL IS OUR CHOSEN CHARITY. THEY’RE NICE PEOPLE & THEY DO NICE THINGS. WE’D LIKE TO HELP BY GIVING THEM YOUR CASH.
PLEASE SPONSOR US.
All the money raised during EPIC 2012 will go to Yorkhill Children’s Foundation to help the orthopaedic surgery service in Yorkhill Hospital. Yorkhill Children’s Foundation funds innovative medical equipment, improvements in child and family facilities, paediatric research and training and other projects and service enhancements invaluable to the treatment, care, physical and mental wellbeing of sick children and babies and their families from throughout Scotland and beyond.
The orthopaedic department deals with a huge variety of cases, from limb lengthening and straightening, reconstructive surgery for congenital disabilities, cerebral palsy related conditions and trauma. With thanks to EPIC 2012 Yorkhill Children’s Foundation would like to fund two sets of Jet-X Fixators which will be used to treat around 10 trauma cases every year.
The kit pins broken bones in place following a trauma such as a bad fall or a road traffic accident, and allows them to knit together and heal. It can be used on any limb but also on the pelvis. Trauma to the pelvis can often be potentially life-threatening due to the huge numbers of blood vessels involved and the Jet-X Fixator system can hold a shattered pelvis in place and protect these vital blood supplies. The department currently has an older system in use but this is not suitable for their complex requirements and doesn’t work on pelvises. They have a short-term loan of a Jet-X Fixator kit so they know how useful it can be.