If the unexpected happens, you need the best care as quickly as possible. Our trauma team, including specialized doctors, surgeons and nurses, are ready to respond 24/7 with life-saving care and treatment. Show
Immediate response to critical injuriesTraumatic injuries threaten your health and long-term independence to do things. It is essential to have around-the-clock access to trauma services with the resources to treat critical injuries. Our Trauma Center is here to meet your needs when the unexpected happens. In a coordinated effort between law enforcement, emergency response, medical transport and ER trauma professionals, we mobilize experienced teams to manage your emergency. Why Trauma Centers are importantTrauma Centers give you access to:
Trauma Prevention and PreparationAs a Trauma Center, we are actively committed to preventing trauma and preparing our community to respond seamlessly when critical injuries occur. This effort includes outreach strategies for injury prevention, continuing education for trauma team members and continuous improvement to our trauma services. Learn about the most common unintentional injuries that occur and the injury prevention programs we offer to combat them. What is a Trauma Center?A facility earns the title of “designated trauma center” when it meets requirements established by state or local government authorities. The American College of Surgeons verifies the designation of Trauma Centers as Level, I, II, III, IV or V. Levels depend on the types of resources available and the number of trauma cases handled each year. The American Trauma Society provides a guide to the levels of Trauma Centers. Different trauma levels are briefly described here:
While assessing a client in the emergency department, the nurse identifies that the client has been raped. Which health care team member should the nurse collaborate with when planning this client’s care? ANS: C On admission to the
emergency department, a client states that he feels like killing himself. When planning this client’s care, it is most important for the nurse to coordinate with which member of the health care team? ANS: D The emergency department team is performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a client when the client’s spouse arrives at the emergency department. What should the nurse do next? ANS: B The emergency department nurse is assigned an older adult client who is confused and agitated. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client’s plan of care? ANS: B An emergency department nurse is transferring a client to the
medical-surgical unit. What is the most important nursing intervention in this situation? ANS: B The nurse manager is assessing current demographics of the facility’s emergency department (ED) clients. Which
population would most likely present to the ED for treatment of a temperature and a sore throat? ANS: D The emergency department (ED) nurse is caring for the following clients. Which client does the nurse prioritize to see first? ANS: B A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client complaint would the triage nurse classify as nonurgent? ANS: C A client has been injured in a stabbing incident. Assessment reveals the following: ANS: A The emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrive at the emergency department with an unresponsive client with an oxygen mask in place. What will the nurse do
first? ANS: A A client arrives at the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision. The client is not awake and is being bagged with a bag-valve-mask by paramedics. The client has sustained obvious injuries to the head and face, as well as an open right femur fracture that is bleeding profusely. What will the nurse do first? ANS: C The nurse is providing care for a client admitted for suicidal precautions. What priority intervention should the nurse implement first? ANS: C A trauma client with multiple open wounds is brought to the emergency department in cardiac
arrest. What should the nurse do before providing advanced cardiac life support? ANS: B The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client should be considered urgent? ANS: C A client in the emergency department has died from a suspected homicide. What is the nurse’s priority intervention? ANS: D A new nurse is orienting to the emergency department (ED). Which statement made by the nurse would indicate the need for further education by the preceptor? ANS: A An unresponsive
client with poor ventilator effort and a pulse rate of 120 beats/min arrives at the emergency department. What should the nurse do first? ANS: B The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department (ED). Which is true about the
presentation of client symptoms? ANS: A The emergency department (ED) nurse is assigned to triage clients. What is the
purpose of triage? ANS: C The nurse is caring for a homeless client and consults the emergency department (ED) case manager. What can the ED case manager do for this
client? ANS: C The emergency department (ED) nurse is preparing to transfer a client to the critical care unit. What information should the nurse include in the nurse-to-nurse hand-off report? (Select all that apply.) ANS: A, B, E The nurse is discharging an older adult client home from the emergency department (ED) after an acute episode of angina. What should the nurse do to ensure client safety upon discharge? (Select all that apply.) ANS: A, B, E Which interventions will be performed during the primary survey for a trauma client? (Select all that apply.) ANS: A, C, D, F The nurse is assessing clients on site at a multi-vehicle accident. Triage clients in the order they should receive care. (Place in order of priority.) a, d, b, c, e In what sequence would a client move through the process of admission to disposition in
emergency care? (Place in order of priority.) e, c, d, f, b, a Which is the purpose of Level 1 trauma center quizlet?A Level I trauma center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. Being treated at a Level I Trauma Center increases a seriously injured patient's chances of survival by an estimated 20 to 25 percent.
Which intervention is the highest priority prehospital intervention for a client bitten by a snake?The first priority in prehospital care is scene safety. It is essential to prevent creating additional victims. There is no need to capture or transport the snake to the hospital. Even a recently killed snake can envenomate because bite reflexes may persist for several hours.
Which is the facility level organizational model for disaster management?The facility-level organizational model for disaster management is the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), which is a part of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) implemented by the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to standardize disaster operations.
Which is the nurse first action when caring for any patient in an emergency?Abstract. The first priority in any emergency is always an adequate airway. The nurse is involved in clearing the mouth, inserting an oral airway, assisting with intubation, oxygen therapy and assessing continually the patient's respiratory system.
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