The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) recently announced its 2026-2027 board of directors. The new board comprises national experts in adult and pediatric emergency, flight, critical care ground transport, trauma and burn nursing — including two new members with…
Do you know a certified trauma or burn nurse who deserves to be recognized for excellence in specialty nursing practice and support for specialty nursing certification? Nominations are now open for the Distinguished TCRN Award and the Distinguished CBRN Award from…
Intravenous fluid administration is among the most common interventions nurses perform — and arguably one of the most misunderstood. We are efficient and confident when we spike a bag and open the roller clamp. But how often do we stop to…
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) was developed to help fulfill one of the major tenets of trauma patient management — stop massive exsanguination. While REBOA has many supporters, controversies surrounding both its placement and efficacy abound. Even physicians who…
Forty years ago, Peter Rosen, MD, then the chair of the Emergency Department at Denver General Hospital (now Denver Health), defined a concept he called “The Technical Imperative.” Quite simply, the Technical Imperative is the principle that “If a procedure is taught,…
The goal of the national Stop the Bleed campaign [1] is to empower everyday people to provide life-saving bleeding control. While the program is aimed at the general public, it could also be a big benefit to police officers, sheriff’s deputies, state…