Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, Volume 777Saunders, 2002 - 881 pages This "classic" in it's field provides detailed instruction on how to respond during all phases in the cycle of trauma care: from resuscitation through the operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitation phases. Like the first two editions, this new edition utilizes this unique cycle of trauma framework to describe the science, current issues, trends, and controversies of trauma care. This format offers the reader an easy to follow organization of material describing the patient's therapeutic needs. Three new chapters address performance improvement in trauma care, injury prevention, and prehospital care of the trauma patient. New, relevant material has been added and content updated throughout to reflect current research-based findings. This text will serve as an excellent reference for the novice and experienced trauma nurse practicing in a variety of settings. - Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of trauma nursing issues. -- New chapter on performance improvement in trauma car |
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... costs . Lost wages , property damage , and indirect costs are extremely high for traumatic incidents . The total cost of fatal and nonfatal unintentional injuries in 1997- $ 478.3 billion - includes employee costs , vehicle damage cost ...
... costs of hospital operations and 30 % of the charges for physician services . The government was paid 50 % of the hospital costs and 20 % of the physician charges . It appeared that costs for health care were of no consequence . In the ...
... costs associated with trauma care . To understand these costs , three categories must be defined : fixed costs , variable costs , and marginal costs . 29 Fixed costs do not vary with input into the system . We often think of these costs ...