Articles Tagged With: trauma
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Nonpenetrating Ocular Trauma Part II: Potential Vision Threats and Special Populations
Part I of this article reviewed nonpenetrating ocular trauma that presents a severe threat to vision. Part II will discuss potential vision threats of nonpenetrating ocular trauma, including burns, corneal abrasions, corneal foreign bodies, and hyphemas.
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Nonpenetrating Ocular Trauma Part I: Severe Vision Threats
This article will focus on nonpenetrating eye injuries that are severe threats to vision.
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Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Blunt abdominal trauma is commonly encountered in any acute care center. Prompt recognition, assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and disposition are critical aspects that must be a part of every clinician’s expertise.
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Multimodal Pain Control Strategy Shows Promise in Trauma Patients
Researchers continue searching for ways to minimize opioid exposure.
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ED Boarding Prolongs Length of Stay for Trauma Patients
One department changed its processes to reduce the number of patients who left without being seen — specifically, working to put a patient in front of a clinician faster. When the ED fixed this issue, door-to-doctor times and door-to-disposition times shortened significantly, and leave without being seen rates declined sharply.
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An Anatomical Review of Trauma to the Mouth and Throat
Trauma to the mouth and throat is very common. Fortunately, the majority of the injuries are minor, but early and timely recognition of critical, potentially devastating injuries is essential. The authors provide a thorough review highlighting critical injuries and their management.
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Investigators Raise Alarm About Prevalence, Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Emergency Nursing
The fast-paced, unpredictable environment of emergency nursing can lead to trouble. Safety is an ongoing concern, considering the increasing incidence of workplace violence and the continuous flow of patients with infectious diseases. But there is another kind of stress emergency nurses may be reluctant to discuss: that which results from exposure to others’ trauma.
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Investigators Raise Alarm About Prevalence, Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Emergency Nursing
If left unaddressed, secondary traumatic stress can negatively affect mood, relationships, job satisfaction, and patient care.
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Teen Pregnancy Part 2: Obstetrical Complications in Adolescents
Teen pregnancies are at high risk of obstetrical complications with an increased rate of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Acute care clinicians should be familiar with, and adept at, caring for the common or emergent obstetrical complications that may occur in a pregnant teenager.
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Advances in Pediatric Neck Trauma: What’s New in Assessment and Management?
Although rare, pediatric neck trauma may have devastating consequences. The author provides current information on recognizing and managing pediatric neck trauma.