Pediatric trauma kills one million children worldwide each year and is the leading cause of childhood mortality and disability in several countries. The most significant errors in pediatric trauma care are consistently related to a lack of proper communication and leadership. Such errors can lead to misdiagnosis even in relatively common situations such as shock or intra-abdominal injuries.

Petit fills this critical gap as an efficient educational platform, comprising both technical and non-technical skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork, situational awareness, and decision-making. Moreover, Petit is the only pediatric trauma educational platform able to be immersive and multiplayer, include ample debriefing, and, particularly in resource-limited settings, be cost-effective.

Unfortunately, the mortality and long-term disability burden of pediatric trauma have not decreased over the past decade, calling into question the effectiveness of current educational solutions. Moreover, current training recommendations for pediatric trauma would require stakeholders and health care providers to spend millions of dollars yearly to address the current global burden of children’s injuries. It is time to change this reality through inne educational technology solutions.