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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... Death TABLE 4-4 Performance Improvement Analysis of a Preventable Death TABLE. Determinants of Preventability Was the death an expected outcome based on TRISS ? Are the patient's injuries considered nonsurvivable ? Were standard ...
... death across all ages in the United States . In younger members of the popula- tion , those between the ages of 1 and 44 years , injury is the leading cause of death.2 Before the age of 35 , injury accounts for more deaths than all ...
... death Early referral to Organ Procurement Coordinator Yes Progress to brain death ? No On site evaluation by Donor Coordinator Patient improves and discharged Meets criteria as organ donor Yes No Age / HIV + / Hx Cancer D / C life ...