Trauma Care Articles & Analysis
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Project - Royal London hospital - UK
The Royal London Hospital treats over 1,400 injury patients annually, more than any other center in the UK. The Royal London Hospital is known for its world-class trauma care. In this resuscitation center there was a need for capacity to handle large numbers of trauma patients with limited floor space available and immediate access to x-ray equipment. The installation at this hospital consists ...
By Arcoma AB
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Improving DNA Evidence Collection Kits with The Communicator
When Teresa Robertson, RN, CNM, MS, SANE, (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) administers a SANE exam, one of her goals is to provide trauma-informed care during the important process of collecting forensic evidence. Ensuring that the physical and emotional safety of an individual is addressed is the first important step to providing Trauma-Informed Care. Robertson knows that the SANE exam has the ...
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Clinical implementation of the Humacyte human acellular vessel: Implications for military and civilian trauma care
ABSTRACT: The incidence of wartime vascular injury has increased and is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. While ligation remains an option, current resuscitation and damage control techniques have resulted in vascular repair being pursued in more than half of wartime injuries. Options for vascular reconstruction are currently limited to autologous vein or synthetic conduits, choices ...
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Improving Skeletal Traction Procedures with Arbutus Medical - Case Study
Erlanger Health System is a nationally acclaimed, multi-hospital health system anchored by a leading academic medical center. Each year, more than 600,000 people are treated by a team of healthcare professionals at seven medical centers across Tennessee and North ...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Disease: The Silent Pandemic
Twenty-five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on confronting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as the “hidden epidemic of tremendous health and economic consequence in the United States, and that the scope, impact, and consequences of STDs are under recognized by the public and in healthcare.”1 Today, the United States is in the midst of a major ...
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Filling Gaps in PTSD Care
People who live with trauma symptoms—and the people who care for them—know how challenging the condition can be to treat. Medications and talk therapy help many patients, but are ineffective for many others. The search continues for treatments that work and offer lasting benefits for the millions of Americans who live with PTSD. Sources of trauma Though PTSD is linked with ...
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