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Mental Health Screening and Intervention Guidelines for Pediatric Trauma Patients at Nebraska Medicine
Childhood traumatic stress happens when unexpected, violent, life-threatening, or devastating events overwhelm the ability to cope. The ACS reports that 20-30% of pediatric trauma patients report mental health symptoms and/or decreased quality of life followin...
Evaluation and Management of Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) in Children at Nebraska Medicine
Purpose: To provide guidance and a standardized approach for the initial evaluation, management and reporting of children with injuries concerning for abuse. Background/Definitions: Annually, nearly 1 million children are victims of child maltreatment in t...
Reimplantation Triage and Transfer Pathway
Reimplantation Triage and Transfer Pathway Purpose: As an American College of Surgeons, verified level I trauma center, we are responsible for thorough assessment of the traumatically injured patient. This document is to aid in the triage and transfer process...
Managment of Open Pediatric Orthopedic Fractures
Purpose: To provide guidance on the management of open orthopedic fractures in pediatric trauma patients. Background/definitions: An open fracture is a fracture in which there is an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken bone. Most ofte...
Management of Pediatric Long Bone Fractures
Purpose: To provide guidance on the management of long bone fractures in pediatric trauma patients. Background/definitions: A long bone is defined as any bone of the extremity that has a length greater than the width to include: Femur Tibia/fibula Hume...
Management of Pediatric Pelvic Fractures
Purpose: Provide guidance on the initial evaluation and management of pediatric trauma patients with pelvic fractures. Background: Injures to the pelvis range from benign to life threatening. They include pelvic ring fractures, acetabular fractures, avulsio...
Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Open Fractures
BACKGROUNDOpen fractures are high energy injuries with an increased risk of infection due to potential exposure of bone and deep tissue to a variety of environmental debris. Infection can lead to serious complications including nonunion of wounds and osteomyel...
Isolated Hip Fracture Protocol
Section One: Timing and Care Sequence: 1. Presentation to the Emergency Room a. Assessment by the ED b. Radiographs i. Low AP pelvis, AP of affected hip, AP and lateral of affected femur ii. MRI indicated if high suspicion but no...
Non-Surgical Service Admissions of Pediatric Trauma Patients at Nebraska Medicine
SCOPE AND PURPOSE The document is applicable to pediatric patients (age <19) assessed and cared for at Nebraska Medicine. POLICY AND PROCEDURE STATEMENTS The pediatric trauma accreditation standards, as set forth by the American College of Surgeons, encoura...
Evaluation and Management of Blunt Solid Organ Injuries in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Purpose: These guidelines are meant to help guide the provider through the initial evaluation and management of pediatric trauma patients sustaining blunt solid organ injuries to the liver, spleen, or kidney at Nebraska Medicine. Background/definitions: Sol...
Guidelines for Imaging the Pediatric Trauma Patient
Purpose: These guidelines are meant to help guide the provider’s decision-making regarding imaging of the pediatric trauma patient during the initial trauma evaluation. Background/Definitions: There is considerable agreement that diagnostic imaging, particu...
ACS Clinic Referral Patterns
Monday PM (CWIT) Wednesday AM (ENCOMPASS) Wednesday PM (Trauma) Thursday AM (EGS Elective) Thursday AM (APP Follow-up) Thursday PM (EGS Follow-Up) Friday AM (Complex Care) •Discharged from hospital after...
Trauma orientation manual
Welcome to Trauma Surgery! Our vision for your rotation is to offer the highest level of care to our patients while teaching residents and students to provide outstanding clinical care to injured and critically ill patients. You will care for patients in a...
Faculty Contacts
Our Team- Physicians Attending Pager Cell Zachary Bauman, DO 402-888-1131 712-251-0895 Chris Barrett, MD 402-888-6080 651-497-7846 Joseph Baus, MD 402-888-1800 614-975-5446...
Documentation
Documentation Accurate and complete documentation is necessary to ensure proper communication between members of the care team. There are also certain documentation requirements that might not seem clinically relevant, but that are required to maintain traum...
Criteria for admission to Red or Blue
Trauma Services There are two trauma services – the Red Resident Service and the Blue APP Service. Any patient can be admitted to either service. In general, however, the following criteria should be followed as a guideline: Assignments to Red resident tea...
EGS Wound Evaluation and Management Guidelines
Except for wounds and acute infections located in specific anatomic locations managed by other services such as (but not limited to) urology, ENT, breast surgery, and neurosurgery, many of the wounds and acute infections at UNMC will be evaluated and managed b...
Pediatric Transport Contact Information
Critical Pediatric Trauma Patient Transfer Requests Please be prepared with the following information: Provider's name requesting transport and call back number Patient's name, age, DOB, and weight Chief complaint/diagnosis and present conditio...
Child Life in Trauma Resuscitations
Child Life ED Presentation.pdf
Trauma Resident Week at a Glance
Trauma week at a glance: Monday: 6am signout 8:30am – run list with team + Molli (case manager); Red Couch Room 9am – Rounds 6pm signout – resident night coverage Tuesday: 6am signout 7:30am – trauma resident education lecture; Chair Conference Room ...