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…
BURN INJURIES
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…
THE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR
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…
INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL
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…
