Author: Laura M. Criddle PhD RN TCRN FAEN

Like any other disease, trauma has a recognizable etiology, pathophysiology and set of risk factors. But the causative agent in trauma isn’t a microorganism, atherosclerotic plaque, cancer cell or toxin — it’s energy. Energy is the pathogen in the disease called trauma, which may be a perspective on injury that is new to you. Although…