ABDOMINAL INJURIES
25 ABDOMINAL INJURIES Kimmith M. Jones Trauma is the fourth leading cause of death for all age groups in the United States.1 It is the leading cause of death for…
SHOCK AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME
13 SHOCK AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME Kathryn Truter Von Rueden, Pamela J. Bolton, Thomas C. Vary Shock is the hemodynamic manifestation of cellular metabolic insufficiency resulting from either inadequate…
GENITOURINARY INJURIES AND RENAL MANAGEMENT
26 GENITOURINARY INJURIES AND RENAL MANAGEMENT Kara A. Snyder, Victoria R. Veronese Rapid diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary (GU) trauma can be difficult. The trauma victim’s most immediate requirement is…
MECHANISM OF INJURY
12 MECHANISM OF INJURY John Weigelt, Karen J. Brasel, Jorie Klein In Webster’s Dictionary, trauma is defined as “an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application…
THE PREGNANT TRAUMA PATIENT
28 THE PREGNANT TRAUMA PATIENT Lynn Gerber Smith The pregnant trauma patient presents a double challenge: two lives must be treated concurrently. When the trauma patient is pregnant, response to…
WOUND HEALING AND SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
16 WOUND HEALING AND SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Karen A. McQuillan The skin is the enveloping external organ of the human body and it is the first…
PEDIATRIC TRAUMA
29 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA Patricia A. Moloney-Harmon Trauma is the leading cause of death in children from 1 to 14 years of age. Approximately 20,000 children and adolescents die each year,…
INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC SHOCK
14 INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC SHOCK Sharon A. Boswell, Thomas M. Scalea Rapid recognition of shock is the cornerstone of the early evaluation and treatment of severely injured patients. Sometimes…
METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT
17 METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT Catherine J. Klein, Gena Stiver Stanek OVERVIEW OF METABOLISM AND NUTRITION IN TRAUMA The most significant factor influencing the outcome of…
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY IN TRAUMA CARE
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…
