3 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY IN TRAUMA CARE Mary Kate FitzPatrick, Janet McMaster HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN TRAUMA CARE A universal condition of trauma center designation is…
32 BURN INJURIES Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Elizabeth Mann Fire and burns are the fifth most common causes of unintentional injury-related deaths in the United States.1 According to the American…
34 THE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR Cheryl Edwards, Franki Chabalewski, Stephanie Raine This chapter is designed to give the trauma nurse a basic understanding of organ and tissue donation and…
15 INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL Patricia B. Casper, Manjari Joshi, Marilyn C. Algire Rapid evacuation and transport to trauma centers and sophisticated medical technologies facilitate successful resuscitation and life support…
33 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TRAUMA CARE Christopher Welsh, Kurt Haspert, Mary Hirsch, Janet M. Beebe The use of mind-altering (psychoactive) substances has been a part of the human experience for…
7 PREHOSPITAL CARE OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT Will Chapleau Although prehospital care is not typically a nursing activity, two critical points make it an important component of this text and…
6 INJURY PREVENTION Carolyn J. Fowler Injury is the most underrecognized public health problem facing the nation today. Overall, injuries (unintentional injuries, homicides, and suicides combined) account for 7% of…
9 MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS Daniel G. Judkins, Frank G. Walter The timing of traumatic incidents is usually erratic. There are slow times with few or no trauma patients, then several…
19 PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF TRAUMA Ruby J. Martinez In the midst of an acute emergency or critical care situation such as a traumatic injury, the nurses’ immediate priority is to…
30 TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY Ellen Plummer The aging of our population represents a significant change in the national demographics, which has a major impact on the delivery of health…
