Trauma
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 […]
Avoid trauma payment trouble by appropriately managing patient upgrades and downgrades – Trauma System News
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched a review of Medicare payments for trauma claims. Angie Chisolm, MBA, BSN, RN, CFRN, TCRN One focus of the OIG review is trauma team activation (TTA) payments to hospitals that are not properly designated or verified trauma centers. While this is a genuine concern for the […]
Dallas Morning News Series Sheds Light on the Crisis of Traumatic Injury – Coalition for National Trauma Research
A series of articles to be published in the Dallas Morning News beginning today, November 28, 2023, illuminates the public health crisis that trauma surgeons have long lived and decried: the thousands of Americans dying from uncontrolled bleeding, when their deaths are preventable. Investigative reporter Lauren Caruba spent more than two years interviewing trauma surgeons, […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation – Trauma System News
Peregrine Health Services and Trauma System News are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation — Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and the Montana State Trauma Care Committee. “I am very pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation,” said Mark Feinberg, managing partner […]
Design For Implementation Conference to Spotlight the Plight of Rural Trauma Systems and Teams – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The demands on rural providers and the unique challenges of rural trauma systems will be the topic of discussion during a panel discussion: “Clinical Guidance Access and Applicability: The Rural Provider’s Experience” at the Design for Implementation Conference, scheduled for February 21-22, 2024. With a passion for frontier trauma, ER/trauma nurse Alyssa Johnson is the […]
Jamin Rankin named 2024 Distinguished TCRN – Trauma System News
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) has announced that Jamin Rankin, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, CPEN, CTRN, is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished TCRN Award. Jamin Rankin, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, CPEN, CTRN Rankin is trauma program manager at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. In his […]
Begin your Mindfulness Practice at the Design for Implementation Conference – Coalition for National Trauma Research
In a Design for Implementation Conference session titled, “Distress and Clinical Guidance: Practical Advice for Humans,” professional coach and grief counselor Sabrina Vogler, CPC, CEC, CGSS, will share with trauma care professionals tools from the practice of mindfulness to help access their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual faculties at the highest level. A globally recognized […]
A proven format for the Pediatric Readiness Action Plan – Trauma System News
Current standards from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) require all trauma centers to (1) perform a pediatric readiness assessment of the emergency department and (2) have a plan to address identified gaps. The first part of this requirement is clear — Standard 5.10 of the Grey Book directs trauma center leaders to the assessment […]
Patients and Caregivers Respond to New Curriculum and a CNTR Research Proposal – Coalition for National Trauma Research
First Meeting of I-REP Panel Provides Valuable Input for Investigators Thirteen members of the newly formed I-REP Patient & Caregiver Panel met virtually for its first official feedback session on January 30, 2024. The session agenda included discussion of a new surgical trainee curriculum called the Fundamentals of Communication in Surgery (FCS). The curriculum was developed by […]
4 facts about the lethal trauma diamond that nurses should know – 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. The lethal trauma diamond is the “vicious cycle” of four physiologic derangements that can prolong blood loss, lead to hemorrhagic shock and increase the risk of death. The four […]