The Pentagon announced this week that two U.S. Navy hospital ships will be mobilized to support civilian health systems battling coronavirus disease. The ships will provide acute care for uninfected patients, with a focus on trauma care. The USNS Comfort, which is now undergoing maintenance in Norfolk, Virginia, will deploy to New York City. The…
Author: Trauma News
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) first gained attention as a tool of last resort for salvaging injured patients in extremis. But according to data from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the way trauma teams use REBOA has evolved rapidly in the last few years. The finding is based on…
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Distinguished TCRN® Award, an annual national award honoring a Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) who demonstrates trauma nursing excellence. This award is sponsored by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN). It honors registered trauma nurses who show: Excellence in pursuing advanced knowledge with a TCRN certification…
The 13th annual Erlanger Trauma Symposium will take place May 28-29, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The symposium will include a full day of presentations from trauma experts plus hands-on training in several trauma procedures and interventions. The Erlanger Trauma Symposium will offer trauma and continuing education credit. A special conference lodging rate is available at…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trauma Center Association of America has postponed its 23rd Annual Trauma Conference. The event will now take place May 2-8, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference was originally scheduled for May 2020. The TCAA decided to postpone the event because of the need for trauma program leaders to…
When interest in REBOA was reignited a decade ago, most physicians saw it primarily as an alternative to resuscitative thoracotomy. But according to a group of trauma surgeons in Maine, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta is actually a versatile tool that can improve patient care in many lower-acuity scenarios. This article was developed…
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC, MC, of Rockville, Md., has received the first American College of Surgeons (ACS) Distinguished Military Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes Dr. Rich’s outstanding contributions to military surgery and his pioneering work in modern vascular surgery. Dr. Rich received the achievement award during the convocation…
Juan A. Asensio, MD, FACS, FCCM, FRCS (England), FISS, KM, of Creighton University Medical Center was recently awarded the 2019 Robert Danis Prize. The prestigious Danis Prize is given by the International Society of Surgery (Le Société Internationale de Chirurgie) to a surgeon who has made seminal contributions to the care of wounded and injured…
Recent wartime experience has demonstrated that tourniquets can save lives. Yet many common military and civilian injuries — particularly armpit and groin injuries and pelvic fractures — remain difficult to treat in the field. Patients with these injuries are at high risk for bleeding to death. This article was developed by Trauma System News in…
The trauma response fee — commonly known as the trauma activation fee — allows designated trauma centers to recoup the cost of trauma team readiness. While many centers have developed and implemented a trauma activation fee, program leaders are often uncertain whether they are charging too much or too little. A new online calculator allows…