Imagine your emergency department receives an elderly patient who has been bedridden for a week with reduced water and food intake. There are none of…
Blunt abdominal injury is the third most common cause of trauma mortality in children. It is also the most common unrecognized fatal injury in the…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) requires attending physicians to respond to trauma activations in a timely manner. Many trauma centers, however, struggle to document…
Poor communication between nurses and physicians in a trauma surgical intensive care unit can increase the risk of adverse events. To improve SICU communication and…
The American College of Surgeons requires trauma programs to monitor patient care and system processes on a continuous basis using a reliable method of data…
About 486,000 people receive medical treatment for burn injuries in the United States every year. For the most seriously burned patients, this involves transfer to…