Psychological Trauma
The 5 biggest challenges facing community and rural trauma centers – Trauma System News
Community and rural trauma centers in the U.S. face significant challenges in quality management, nurse staffing, standards compliance, physician coverage and program funding, according to a recent survey by Trauma System News. The survey was conducted in May 2024, and it was sent to trauma program staff who work in trauma centers with a Level […]
From Consumer Resources to CPD-Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals – Australasian Birth Trauma Association
The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) launched ThinkNatal Education four years ago. In response to the thousands of women and parents telling us, ‘What didn’t anyone tell me’? ThinkNatal offers a series of educational resources aimed at providing birth preparation support and information on topics that are often excluded or underrepresented in existing antenatal education. […]
CNTR has a Sizable Presence at AAST Annual Meeting – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The Coalition for National Trauma Research kept showing up during this past week’s 83rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in Las Vegas! Aside from our usual informational booth, where we educated attendees about our study management services and new investigator resources, CNTR featured prominently in several presentations and posters. Ariel Knight, MD, […]
There’s Got to Be a Better Way! – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Register Today for Year 2 of the Future of Trauma Research and Clinical Guidance Conference Series – February 19-20, 2025 Lacey LaGrone, MD, MPH, FACS, is on a mission to democratize trauma clinical guidance in the United States and, eventually, across the world. Trauma clinical guidance resides in a chaotic landscape of have’s and have-not’s, […]
Blood “hand-off” system improves care for rural trauma patients – Trauma System News
Providing timely care to injured patients in Montana is a tremendous challenge. As in many rural areas worldwide, distances are vast and resources are scattered. This creates significant problems for patients who need both rapid transport to a higher level of care and immediate access to blood products. Read about more innovative projects in the […]
How to Build a High-Performance Trauma Registry Team – Trauma System News
Many trauma registry teams struggle with the challenges of ensuring timely chart completion, delivering effective staff education, minimizing staff turnover and maintaining a concurrent trauma registry. Any shortfalls in these areas can reduce the availability of quality trauma data and create compliance issues. This on-demand webinar shows how two leading trauma centers reworked registry organization, […]
3 reasons why geriatric patients respond differently to injury and resuscitation – Trauma System News
The Trauma Nursing column is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification. Geriatric patients, defined as adults aged 65 and older, can experience significant injury and disability following a traumatic event. In fact, older individuals have an increased risk of mortality […]
The Revolution Starts with Healing
I know that trauma is universal. It crosses all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, cultures, belief systems and even the political divide. While traumas are almost as diverse as the people on the planet, our trauma responses can be shockingly similar. My goal is to reach as many people as possible, so I keep my inner […]
3 musculoskeletal injury complications that can be life-threatening – Trauma System News
The Trauma Nursing column is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification. Approximately 7 out of 8 blunt trauma patients have some type of musculoskeletal injury. While most complications of musculoskeletal trauma are not life-threatening, these injuries can lead to some […]
Do you have to wait for the autopsy before closing a mortality chart? – Trauma System News
For trauma mortalities, a complete autopsy report is essential for fully documenting the patient’s injuries. However, if registrars hold mortality charts open until they receive the autopsy report, the 60-day concurrency target will never be met. This article was featured in the 2024 Trauma Registry & Data Management Special Report Recommendation When abstracting a mortality, […]