To set priorities for quality improvement in trauma triage, we compared the cost-effectiveness of current practice with interventions to improve physician adherence to clinical guidelines. Comparison ...
The new Mass Casualty Trauma Triage Paradigms and Pitfalls paper from the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) provides a framework for prehospital EMS providers ...
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Physician trauma is on the rise. Much has been written about the burnout, anxiety, and emotional and physical exhaustion that clinicians (and other front-line health care workers) experience when ...
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s recommendations for the triage of trauma patients may not be possible to achieve, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.
Healthcare consumerism is not a trend; it’s a demand. Trust, convenient access, ease of business, and digital engagement are non-negotiables for today’s patient consumers. The first step to delivering ...
In a secondary analysis of a trial, exposure to an educational video game on trauma triage was associated with a moderate increase in emergency department (ED) physicians’ willingness to transfer ...
In an effort to better optimize the triage of patients during mass casualty events, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers are receiving up to $7.3 million in funding from the ...
Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with a sudden, unexplained ...
MUSC President Dr. David Cole’s request for federal funds to address flooding in the hospital district exposed significant contradictions in the actual needs of our area compared to the needs that ...
Aubrey May Agcon of the Narrows Institute for Biomedical Research and Education is a clinical research nurse deployed at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Corona Clinic and VA New York ...