Mike Williams, a pioneer in the development of organized trauma systems, died on September 25, 2023, at the age of 72. Mike was best known as founder of The Abaris Group, a consulting firm that specializes in EMS and trauma care systems. In the course of more than 40 years, Mike’s firm completed over 300…
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The new “interventional radiology response for hemorrhage control” standard from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a challenge for most trauma centers. Many program leaders are struggling to overcome the communication and logistical issues that stand in the way of a fast IR response. This webinar shows how trauma program leaders at Texas Health…
Peregrine Health Services, a specialized consulting firm focused on optimizing emergency department (ED) and trauma center performance, will attend the Emergency Nursing 2023 conference to participate in two key sessions and present its trauma and emergency service lines. Emergency Nursing 2023 is the foremost conference for emergency nurses, with several thousand attendees expected. The conference…
Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, has devoted much of her nursing career to trauma education. From 2017 to 2023, Tyczka served as trauma services educator at Inova Loudoun Hospital, a Level III trauma center in Leesburg, Virginia. In this role, she helped nurses throughout the hospital provide more proficient trauma care and improve their…
Franciscan Health Indianapolis has been verified as a Level III trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma. Trauma program leaders at Franciscan Health Indianapolis have been working on verification for the past three years. The hospital applied to the State of Indiana for trauma center status in February 2020, and…
Most trauma centers struggle with the challenge of documenting specialist response times. In addition, many centers are unable to develop specialty response processes that consistently meet the 30- and 60-minute requirements. If your trauma program needs to improve its specialty consult pathways, read our new white paper: Streamlining and Documenting the Specialist Response to Trauma.…
Emergency departments (EDs) have made progress on pediatric readiness over the last 8 years, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. However, most EDs do not fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care. In fact, the median pediatric readiness score falls well below the minimum score associated with marked improvements in…
Is your trauma program committed to nursing excellence through specialty certification? The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is now accepting nominations for the BCEN 2023 National Certification Champion Awards. The National Certification Champion Awards program recognizes organizations that provide exceptional support for trauma, emergency and transport nursing certification. Winners will be selected in…
Emergency Departments have struggled for years with a vicious cycle of high volumes and low resources. But the dynamics of post-pandemic healthcare have created a new negative loop in the ED: ED overcrowding and nurse burnout have led to high staff turnover. High turnover has resulted in a loss of veteran nurses and a high…
The winners of the 2023 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation were honored during a special online event on May 19, 2023. To download the event presentation, click here: Profiles in Trauma Innovation : Improving PIPS and SBIRT [PPT Presentation] During this live one-hour session, trauma leaders from UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies (Colorado) and…