In a way I kind of know how that goes. When I did my hospital chaplain residency in 1993-1994 at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas there were times that I was nearly overwhelmed by the numbers of deaths where I stood by grieving families and friends, and occasionally over the b...
A total of 1155 patients with mTBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score, 13-15) and 230 patients with nonhead orthopedic trauma injuries 17 years and older seen in 11 US hospitals with level 1 trauma centers were included in this study. Main Outcomes and Measures Probable PTSD (PTSD Checklist for DSM...
Right after the shootings occurred in Dallas, I called him with tears in my eyes, and reminded him to be careful. To make sure his tail lights always work. To not go a single mile per hour over the speed limit. To do everything in his power to prevent any encounter with law enforcem...
Figure 1. Blood product use in the first 6 hours in 2 Prospective, Observational, Multicenter, Major Trauma Transfusion Study patients. Patient 1 (A) had an Injury Severity Score of 48 and died of hemorrhage at 1 hour 7 minutes after emergency department admission. Patient 2 (B) had an In...
Prediction of mortality and of the need for massive transfusion in casualties arriving at combat support hospitals in Iraq. J Trauma. 2008;64(2):(suppl) S51-S5618376172PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 66. Maegele M, Lefering R, Wafaisade A, et al; Trauma Registry of Deutsche Gesellschaft ...
more recently, the center for medicare and medicaid services has started the process of pay for performance, in which a certain portion of medicare payments for physicians and hospitals depend on achieving specific quality benchmarks. trauma centers (tcs) have historically played a leading role in...
Explosions account for 79% of combat related injuries and often lead to polytrauma, a majority of which include blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (bTBI). These injuries lead to internal bleeding in multiple organs and, in the case of bTBI, long term
The use of blood in pediatric trauma resuscitation. Curr Surg Rep. 2023;11:137–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-023-00356-x. Article Google Scholar Horst J, Leonard JC, Vogel A, Jacobs R, Spinella PC. A survey of US and Canadian hospitals’ paediatric massive transfusion protocol ...
Although these conditions must be respected and kept in mind the first aim remains the hemodynamic and pelvic ring stabilization. Physiopathology of the injuries The lesions at the level of the pelvic ring can create instability of the ring itself and a consequent increase in the internal volume....
A total of 1155 patients with mTBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score, 13-15) and 230 patients with nonhead orthopedic trauma injuries 17 years and older seen in 11 US hospitals with level 1 trauma centers were included in this study. Main Outcomes and Measures Probable PTSD (PTSD Checklist for DSM...