The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Mission Zero Act (H.R. 880) on Monday. The bill establishes a grant program to assist civilian trauma centers in partnering with military trauma professionals to ensure the highest-quality trauma care in both peace and war. “It has been a priority of the ACS to establish and maintain high-quality…
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One of the keys to an effective trauma performance improvement (PI) program is thorough documentation. Detailed documentation helps reviewers verify that a trauma program adequately captures, investigates and resolves potential issues in quality and safety. The PI forms available for download below were provided by Marco Bonta, MD, of TraumaConsulting.com. While trauma PI forms are…
Establishing an endovascular trauma program — or taking an existing program to the next level — is a major undertaking. The barriers include securing resources, assembling the right team and ensuring adequate training. Even leading trauma centers have struggled with these challenges. This free resource for trauma leaders provides expert insights on: Putting together a…
Physician Rebecca Vogel, MD, Department of Surgery, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO Presentation This article is paid content from our advertiser, Prytime MedicalThe patient was a 21-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department after skiing into a tree. She was transported via helicopter after a two-hour extrication off the mountain. The patient became hemodynamically…
Surgeons at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio performed their first above-the-elbow arm replant on a 22-year-old trauma patient in 2016 and today the patient is thriving, according to an article by Lori Newman of BAMC Public Affairs. “Kelsey Ward’s right arm was severed when a guardrail pierced the passenger-side window of her SUV…
Most trauma teams use a traditional paper flow sheet to document resuscitations. A smaller number of centers have adopted electronic documentation using an EMR. But according to an expert in trauma surgery, both EMR-based and paper-based systems share several major weaknesses. “When you think about all the things that happen during a trauma resuscitation, you…
Pomphrey Consulting offers online education opportunities that help you get the most out of your trauma registrars — whether they are brand-new or have years of experience. Our Trauma Registrar Mentorship (TRM) Course is designed to provide a solid foundation and standardized work approach for the new trauma registrar. The course covers data management, in-depth…
Maintaining a full team of registrars is a big challenge for many trauma programs. Pomphrey Consulting offers a full range of staffing support services to help you keep your registry up to date — and keep your hospital compliant with ACS requirements. Our Remote Staffing service is perfect for trauma program managers who struggle with…
For the first time, military surgeons stationed around the world will gather with surgeons at the 2017 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for the annual meeting of the Excelsior Surgical Society. The day-long event focusing on surgical readiness will take place in San Diego on Sunday, October 22. It will also…
Nearly 40 members of Congress received training on Thursday from surgeon members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on how to stop potentially life-threatening bleeding. Lawmakers attending the event included Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot last June during a baseball practice. Rep. Scalise suffered life-threatening bleeding along with significant injuries to his pelvis…