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Development of Imaging Criteria for Geriatric Blunt Trauma Patients

Introduction: Current decision tools to guide trauma computed tomography (CT) imaging were not validated for use in older patients. We hypothesized that specific clinical variables would be predictive of injury and could be used to guide imaging in…

Tags: 2023, Computed tomography imaging, Geriatrics, Missed injury, trauma

The Development of a Trauma Resiliency Scale (tRS-18)

Resiliency consists of three core components, which include presence of adversity, protective factors to overcome adversity, and positive outcomes or growth. Therefore, resiliency aligns with the trauma recovery process. This paper describes…

Tags: 2023, Clinical, Rehabilitation, trauma, Treatment

Were there losses in social support during the pandemic? Testing the impact of COVID-19 on psychological adjustment to trauma in United States adults

Introduction: Social support is a key protective factor in the psychological adjustment of individuals to traumatic events. However, since March 2020, extant research has revealed evidence of increased loneliness, social isolation, and disconnection,…

Tags: 2022, COVID-19, Depression, post-traumatic stress, psychological adjustment, Social Support, trauma

Trends in demographics and markers of injury severity in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.

Over the past four decades, there have been progressive changes in the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). We assessed trends in demographic and injury-related variables in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (tCSCI) patients …

Timeliness of Care for Injured Patients Initially Seen at Freestanding Emergency Departments: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project.

BACKGROUND: The impact of freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) on timeliness of care for trauma patients is not well understood. This quality improvement project had 2 objectives: (1) to determine whether significant delays in definitive care…

Childhood Adversity, Proximal Stressors and PTSD Among People with Severe Mental Illness: An Exploratory Study.

The purpose of this exploratory study is to: (1) assess prevalence of childhood adversities and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (2) assess their association, and; (3) explore whether proximal sources of stress affect this relationship and/or…

Tags: 2020, Adams Richard E, Bonfine Natalie, Childhood adversity, Community mental health journal, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Journal Article, journalArticle, June 2020 Update I, NEOMED College of Graduate Studies, NEOMED College of Medicine, PTSD, Ritter Christian, Serious mental illness, Stress, trauma

Throws of Death: Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection Resulting From Jiu Jitsu Training

BACKGROUND: The risk of cardiac injury in blunt thoracic trauma is quite rare, occurring in only 0.1% of patients. The least common cardiac injury is coronary artery dissection. Most cardiac injuries result from high-energy mechanisms such as motor…

Risk Factors For Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis Associated With Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters

Tags: 2012, Abu Abdou A, Angelo D, Cardiovascular System & Cardiology, chronic kidney-disease, deep-vein thrombosis, Gemmel D, Journal of Vascular Access, Marnejon T, ph, PICC lines, prophylaxis, retrospective analysis, risk-factors, thromboembolism, thrombophlebitis, trauma, Upper extremity venous thrombosis

Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury In A Trauma Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis

Initial Urinary Epinephrine And Cortisol Levels Predict Acute Ptsd Symptoms In Child Trauma Victims

Symptoms of postsurgical distress following total knee replacement and their relationship to recovery outcomes

Objective: Prior research has suggested that posttraumatic stress symptoms may occur in the context of medical events. Further, these symptoms are often comorbid with conditions associated with pain. Therefore, the current study examined the…

EMERGENCY ROOM RESUSCITATIVE THORACOTOMY - WHEN IS IT INDICATED

This study was designed to examine the results of emergency room resuscitative thoracotomy (ERRT) and to formulate cost-effective indications for this procedure. A retrospective study was performed of 28 patients who had ERRT at St. Elizabeth…

Tags: 1992, Bourguet C C, Boyd M, General & Internal Medicine, Injuries, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care, Management, penetrating heart wounds, Surgery, thoractomy, trauma, Vanek V W

Loss of Resources as Mediators between Interpersonal Trauma and Traumatic and Depressive Symptoms among Women with Cancer

We hypothesized that loss of interpersonal, financial and work resources would mediate the relationship between physical and sexual abuse, cancer-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, noncancer-related PTSD symptoms and depressive…

Management of grade IV renal injury in children

Purpose: Conservative nonsurgical management of major renal trauma in children is well established. However, when blunt trauma is accompanied by significant urinary extravasation, options are less than clearly defined. Endoscopic techniques, such as…

Tags: 2001, Andrews D, Endoscopy, Gomelsky A, Journal Article, Journal of Urology, Kidney, lacerations, McMahon D R, Nasrallah P F, nonpenetrating, Russell R S, trauma, Urology & Nephrology, Wounds

Paramedic judgment of the need for trauma team activation for pediatric patients

Objective: To determine the value of paramedic judgment in determining the need for trauma team activation (TTA) for pediatric blunt trauma patients. Methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted at the ED of Children's Hospital Medical…

An emergency medicine approach to violence throughout the life cycle

This document by the SAEM Public Health and Education Committee outlines the public health impact of interpersonal violence as it pertains to acute emergency care. This paper provides an overview of violence through the life cycle (i.e., child abuse,…

The relationship between psychiatric medication and course of hospital stay among intoxicated trauma patients

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine whether trauma patients requiring psychiatric medication who were admitted with positive alcohol or drug screen require more pain medications or sedation resulting in longer length of stay.…

Age moderates the relationship between source of social support and mental health in racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

We examined the relationship between source of social support and mental health (and the moderating impact of age) in 64 low socioeconomic status, racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents/young adults. Social support from family ( β =…

Tags: 2019, Armelie Aaron P, Boarts Jessica M, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Psychiatry, Depression, Journal of health psychology, June 2019 Update, NEOMED College of Medicine, sexuality, Smith Brian C, Social Support, trauma, Wise Anna E, youth

Trauma history as a resilience factor for patients recovering from total knee replacement surgery.

Research concerning the impact of trauma history on individuals' ability to cope with subsequent events is mixed. While many studies find that trauma history increases vulnerability for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic…

Tags: 2015, 80 and over, Aged, Arthroplasty, Bivariate Statistics, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Clinical Assessment Tools, Coefficient Alpha, Convalescence, CORRELATION (Statistics), Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Delahanty Douglas L, Descriptive Statistics, Effect Size, EFFECT sizes (Statistics), Female, Functional Status, Funding Source, Greene Kenneth, Hardiness, Human, Impact of Events Scale, Knee – Psychosocial Factors, Knee – Rehabilitation, Life Change Events, LIFE skills, Male, Middle Age, Ohio, Pain Measurement, Post-Traumatic, POST-traumatic stress disorder, Psychological, Psychological Tests, Psychology & Health, recovery, Rehabilitation, Replacement, RESEARCH funding, RESILIENCE (Personality trait), Risk Factors, Scales, Statistics, Stress, STRESS (Psychology), Stress Disorders, T-test (Statistics), T-Tests, total knee replacement, TOTAL knee replacement – Psychological aspects, trauma, TREATMENT effectiveness, Treatment Outcomes, WOUNDS & injuries

Trauma Boot Camp: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study.

INTRODUCTION: Interns are often unprepared to effectively communicate in the acute trauma setting. Despite the many strengths of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, the main shortcoming within the course is the deficiency of teamwork and…

Tags: 2016, Ahmed Rami, atls, Blanda Rachel, boot camp, crisis resource management, Cureus, Dasgupta Rahul, Dobbins Iv Arthur L, Khan Ramisha, Marchand Tiffany, Moftakhar Yasmin, Ortiz Figueroa Fabiana, simulation, trauma, vicarious error management

Trauma Resuscitation in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient: An Emergency Medicine Simulation Scenario.

Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide. While heart transplantation is the most successful treatment for end-stage heart failure, the scarcity in donor hearts has ushered in the use of alternative therapies, such as the left ventricular…

Tags: 2017, Ahmed Rami, atls, Bagnoli Iii Dominic J, Ciullo Anna, Cureus, Emergency Medicine, Kenyhercz William E, left ventricular assist device, lvad, Ozgur Ahmed F, Perez Jorge L, simulation, simulation scenario, Starkey Morgan R, trauma, Wolfe Adrienne N

Improving bariatric patient transport and care with simulation.

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is prevalent in the United States. Obese patients have physiologic differences from non-obese individuals. Not only does transport and maintenance of these patients require use of specialized equipment, but it also requires a…

Tags: 2014, Ahmed Rami A, Airway Management, Airway Management – Education, Allied Health Personnel/*education, Analysis of Covariance, Bariatric Patients, Bhalla Mary Colleen, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/education, Catheterization, Celik Dan H, Control Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, Education, Educational, Educational Measurement, Emergency Medical Technicians – Education, Emergency Medicine, Equipment and Supplies, Firefighters, Gable Brad D, Gardner Aimee K, Health Knowledge – Evaluation, Human, Humans, Infusions, Intraosseous/methods, Manikins, Medical, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity – Surgery, Obesity/*therapy, Patient Care, Peripheral/methods, Simulations, Technology, The western journal of emergency medicine, Transportation of Patients – Methods, Transportation of Patients/*methods/standards, trauma, United States

Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Hemodynamically Stable Blunt Trauma.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: No criteria define indications for laparoscopic splenectomy in trauma. This investigation compared characteristics of trauma patients and outcomes between laparoscopic and open splenectomies. METHODS: Patients were…

Age moderates the relationship between source of social support and mental health in racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.

We examined the relationship between source of social support and mental health (and the moderating impact of age) in 64 low socioeconomic status, racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents/young adults. Social support from family ( beta…

Tags: 2017, Armelie Aaron P, Boarts Jessica M, Delahanty Douglas L, Depression, Journal of health psychology, sexuality, Smith Brian C, Social Support, trauma, Wise Anna E, youth

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