Trauma
How I overcame the painful effects of parentification trauma
There are so many interesting and lifesaving things to learn about emotional and mental illnesses. And the best lessons are often presented by those who have been there. I’d like to share my parentification trauma story with you. The saddest part is how my anger, justified or not, had nowhere to go. It turned inward, […]
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, […]
Trauma team “goes to the wall” to improve loop closure – Trauma System News
Effective performance improvement (PI) requires an effective system for providing feedback to nursing staff and closing the loop on PI issues. That requires not just effective communication but a culture of accountability and engagement. At Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor, a Level IV trauma center in Taylor, Texas, trauma program leaders and […]
In Pursuit of Freedom – Beating Trauma
I’ve been struggling lately with what it means to be free. While we tend to put too much emphasis on those external steps, I know that freedom can only come from one thing. Freeing ourselves from dissociation is what makes us free. If we see things clearly and understand the truth about the people in […]
Lillibridge Healthcare Services Donates to CNTR on National Doctor’s Day – Coalition for National Trauma Research
To celebrate their healthcare tenants on National Doctor’s Day, medical real estate operating and leasing firm Lillibridge Healthcare Services (LHS) made a generous $20,000 donation to the Coalition for National Trauma Research today. March 30th is Doctors’ Day, an annual observance aimed at appreciating physicians who help save lives everywhere, and each year, the firm […]
CNTR Once Again Earns Highest Marks for Nonprofit Transparency – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The Coalition for National Trauma Research once again earned Guidestar’s Platinum Seal for 2023. Guidestar, now collaborating with Foundation Center as Candid, is a trusted, third-party verifier of nonprofit excellence. Candid is an international organization that supports best practices for nonprofit governance though its searchable database of thousands of organizations that have provided their tax […]
CNTR Receives DoD Contract to Integrate the National Trauma Research Repository into FITBIR – Coalition for National Trauma Research
With a newly awarded contract from the US Department of Defense’s (DOD) Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP), the Coalition for National Trauma Research will curate, harmonize and upload a tranche of high-quality legacy data into the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR); update common data elements (CDEs); and integrate the repository in coordination with the […]
It’s Time to Deliver – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Outside of well-funded, urban trauma centers, too many critically injured patients die needlessly or suffer excessive disability following delayed or substandard care. Effective development and equitable and rapid dissemination of clinical practice guidelines is needed to help close the performance gaps between the trauma center haves and have-nots. Lives and livelihoods depend on it. The […]
Dr. Molly Jarman Collaborates with CNTR in Quest to Reduce Disparities – Coalition for National Trauma Research
When she was a college student, Molly Jarman saw first-hand how lack of access to emergency care affects those who live in rural America. When her roommate’s father was injured in a car crash in a small North Carolina town, the closest emergency room was two hours away. To make matters worse, bad weather that […]