Main description:

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.

Contents:

Introduction
Trauma Center Structure

Key Components
Administration and Areas of Responsibility

Trauma Center Leadership

Trauma Medical Director
Trauma Program Manager
Trauma Registry
Performance Improvement Coordinator

Trauma Center Operations

Activation and Criteria
Communications
First 5 Minutes
Second Diagnostic Phase
Transition Phase
Critical Care
Acute Care
Rehabilitation and Follow-up

Treatment of Injured Patients

Hyperurgent Patient
Multiple Priority Patient
Major Head Injuries
Major Chest injuries
Major Abdominal Injuries
Multiple Orthopedic Injuries

Fundamentals of Performance Improvement
Performance Improvement Processes

Filters and Monitoring
Event Identification
Event Analysis
Discussion
Disposition
Corrective Action
Loop Closure

Guideline Creation and Implementation
Benchmarking and Optimization of Care
Your American College of Surgeons or State Trauma Center Site Visit

Preparing Your Center
Preparing Your Charts
Tips on Assessing Your Compliance with Criteria
Tips on Conducting the Visit

Case Studies