Trauma Resuscitation
Etiology of shock Pulse BP Skin Jugular venous pressure Hemorrhagic Rapid, thready Low with reduced pulse pressure Cool Low Tension pneumothorax Rapid, thready Low with reduced pulse pressure Cool Elevated…
Crisis Resource Management Training in Trauma
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_2 2. Crisis Resource Management Training in Trauma Christopher M. Hicks1, 2, 3 (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital,…
Leadership Theories, Skills, and Application
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_3 3. Leadership Theories, Skills, and Application Sandy Widder1 , David Kolthoff2 and Peter G. Brindley3 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D…
Transport Medicine
Fig. 7.1 CDC field triage guidelines. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Skilled and trained paramedical teams should be able to provide ongoing stabilization and resuscitative measures as a…
Teamwork and Communication in Trauma
Team factor Recommendation Climate and culture • More “we” less “me” • Mutual respect; calm and decisive • Hierarchy still has a role • “What” is right, not “who” is…
Paramedical and Nonmedical Personnel
EMR Primary care paramedic Advanced care paramedic − Human physiology − Basic medical equipment operation (monitors, AEDs, tank regulators) − Vehicle operation − Extrication − History taking and physical…
The Genesis of Crew Resource Management: The NASA Experience
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_1 1. The Genesis of Crew Resource Management: The NASA Experience David J. Alexander1 (1) Flight Medicine Johnson Space Center, 2101…
Situational Awareness and Human Performance in Trauma
Benefits Risks Perception Scanning attention Sample many stimuli Stimulus overload Avoid fixing on one stimulus Lack of prioritization Focused attention Prioritize Fixation error Eliminate “unimportant” cues Miss “important” cues…
Methods in Trauma Biomechanics
, associated quantities are moment of inertia I, angular velocity . The position vector denotes the location of the centre of mass of a rigid body as function of time….
Head Injuries
Fig. 3.1 Anatomy of the head: bony structures of the skull (top), the meninges (middle), and the brain (bottom) (adapted from Sobotta 1997) The inner surface of the cranial vault is…
