Trauma Nursing Q&A is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification.Approximately 120,000 people are injured by firearms in the U.S. every year. Gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the abdomen are a relatively small portion of these incidents, but management of abdominal firearm…
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The placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD) in the emergency department is a low-frequency, high acuity procedure. Trauma nurses should understand the indications …