Trauma Care

This module provides nurses with an understanding of the history, types and methods of ED triage, with an emphas....

Patients with abdominal trauma can rapidly progress to hypovolemic shock or death, making it an ED priority. Thi....

Hypothermia is defined as a body temperature below 95 F (35 C), moderate hypothermia as a body temperature below....

Most healthcare workers have difficulty understanding CT scans of the brain. This is most likely related to the ....

Many forensic nurses focus on interpersonal violence. At one time, schools -- a workplace for students, teachers....

About 20% of ED visits are due to hand and wrist injuries. While most hand injuries are straightforward, many ca....

This course has been approved for 6 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2017 and 2018. Pa....

Penetrating trauma involves wounding instruments that penetrate the skin and directly injure body tissue. Althou....

Maxillofacial trauma can result from numerous mechanisms of injury. Traditionally, most facial-related trauma ca....

Although the traditional hallmark of shock is hypotension -- where the systolic blood pressure is less than 90 m....