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Trauma Centers

A Quick Guide

von: Jeffrey S. Young, J. Wayne Meredith
85,59 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	27.01.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9783030346072
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<div><p></p><p>This book is a quick guide to the key components of trauma center administration, management, and patient care. This book provides essential information for hospitals working toward trauma center designation, and for established trauma centers who want to improve their performance. This book provides trauma center personnel with a comprehensive overview of trauma center  administrative structure, basic clinical operations, performance improvement and site visit preparation and examines the most common critical injuries seen by trauma centers to demonstrate how a properly functioning center addresses multiple priorities in critically ill patients.  This book provides critical information for hospitals looking toward becoming a trauma center and established trauma centers that wants to improve their performance.</p><br><p></p></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<ol> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Trauma Center Structure</li> <ol> <li>Key Components</li> <li>Administration and Areas of Responsibility</li> </ol> Trauma Center Leadership <ol> <li>Trauma Medical Director</li> <li>Trauma Program Manager</li> <li>Trauma Registry</li> <li>Performance Improvement Coordinator</li> </ol> <li>Trauma Center Operations</li> <ol> <li>Activation and Criteria</li> <li>Communications</li> <li>First 5 Minutes</li> <li>Second Diagnostic Phase</li> <li>Transition Phase</li> <li>Critical Care</li> <li>Acute Care</li> <li>Rehabilitation and Follow-up</li> </ol> <li>Treatment of Injured Patients</li> <ol> <li>Hyperurgent Patient</li> <li>Multiple Priority Patient</li> <li>Major Head Injuries</li> <li>Major Chest injuries</li> <li>Major Abdominal Injuries</li> <li>Multiple Orthopedic Injuries</li> </ol> <li>Fundamentals of Performance Improvement</li> <li>Performance Improvement Processes</li> <ol> <li>Filters and Monitoring</li> Event Identification <li>Event Analysis</li> <li>Discussion</li> <li>Disposition</li> <li>Corrective Action</li> Loop Closure </ol> <li>Guideline Creation and Implementation</li> <li>Benchmarking and Optimization of Care</li> <li>Your American College of Surgeons or State Trauma Center Site Visit</li> <ol> Preparing Your Center <li>Preparing Your Charts</li> <li>Tips on Assessing Your Compliance with Criteria</li> <li>Tips on Conducting the Visit</li> </ol> <li>Case Studies</li> </ol>  <p></p>

Autorenportrait

Jeffrey Young, MD, MBA<div>Professor of Surgery</div><div>Director, Trauma Center</div><div>Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery</div><div>University of Virginia</div><div>Charlottesville VA</div><div><br></div>

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This book is a quick guide to the key components of trauma center administration, management, and patient care. This book provides essential information for hospitals working toward trauma center designation, and for established trauma centers who want to improve their performance. This book provides trauma center personnel with a comprehensive overview of trauma center  administrative structure, basic clinical operations, performance improvement and site visit preparation and examines the most common critical injuries seen by trauma centers to demonstrate how a properly functioning center addresses multiple priorities in critically ill patients.  This book provides critical information for hospitals looking toward becoming a trauma center and established trauma centers that wants to improve their performance.<p></p>

Sonderbeitrag

<p>Covers the most common head, chest, abdominal, and orthopedic injuries as well as hyperurgent and multiple priority patients</p><p>Discusses activation and criteria, the first five minutes, the transition phase, critical care, acute care, rehabilitation, and follow up</p><p>Describes in detail the key components of trauma center administration, management, and patient care</p><p>Provides critical information for hospitals looking toward becoming a trauma center</p>