The Multi-casualty Trauma
Fig. 26.1 Multi-casualty trauma patient identification and triage tag utilizing a color code to indicate the level of care needed based on the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) system….
Trauma Team Structure and Organization
Specialty area Typical component members Trauma team leader Qualified attending physician or surgeon Trauma surgery Attending trauma surgeon General surgery Junior and senior resident Orthopedic surgery Junior +/− senior resident…
The Trauma Bay Environment
Fig. 10.1 Photograph of the physical layout of a typical trauma bay. A bed is shown in the center of the room. A monitoring display, IV poles, and a wall-mounted…
Disaster Medicine
© 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_25 25. Disaster Medicine Michelangelo Bortolin1, 2, 3 and Gregory R. Ciottone1, 4 (1) The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship in…
Quality Improvement and Trauma Quality Indicators
Measure Description Trauma examples Structure Measures of the static characteristics of the individuals providing care (e.g., education, certification) and the settings where care is provided (e.g., equipment, staffing levels) –…
Interprofessional Trauma Team Roles
Fig. 9.1 The tension triangle The complexity of a team’s mind-set is further exacerbated when the membership of the trauma team changes and/or the patient condition changes [9]. The concepts…
Telemedicine and Future Innovations
Fig. 23.1 US trauma system coverage. Shading denotes helicopter or ambulance transport within 1 h of a level I/II trauma center. Carr BG, Branas CC. TraumaMaps.org Trauma Center Maps. University…
Medical Comorbidities and 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_20 20. Medical Comorbidities and Trauma Harvey G. Hawes1 and John B. Holcomb1 (1) Center for Translational Injury Research, 6410 Fannin Street UPB…
Emergency Critical Care Procedures
where Q = Flow in L/s μ = Viscosity in Pa s P = Pressure in Pascals r = Radius of the tube in meters L = Length of the tube in question in meters Essentially, large bore size and…
Damage Control Resuscitation
Package PRBCs Plasma Platelets Cryoprecipitate Initiation 6 units (UD/TS) 6 units (UD) 1 (0.5 h) 6 units (UD/TS) 6 units (UD) 1 apheresisb 2 (1 h) 6 units (UD/TS)…
