TCRN Review - Continuum of Care for Trauma (Injury Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Transfer, Forensic Issues, End-of-life Issues and Rehabilitation) - 118 Questions with Updated Solutions

TCRN Review - Continuum of Care for Trauma (Injury Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Transfer, Forensic Issues, End-of-life Issues and Rehabilitation) - 118 Questions with Updated Solutions What are the 8 components to the Trauma System? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Rapid identification of the injury, followed by easy access to EMS with a central dispatching system 2. Appropriately trained and appropriate level of EMS providers available on scene 3. Pre-hospital triage protocols authorizing EMS providers to make triage decisions before the patient is taken to the hospital 4. A communication system that allows direct conversation between pre-hospital providers, trauma center personnel, and physicians who provide medical direction 5. A designated trauma center with immediate availability of specialized surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, equipment, and radiologic capabilities. 6. A system that coordinates care among all levels of trauma centers and an interfacility transfer process that allows for prompt transfer of the patient to a higher level of care. 7. Access to rehabilitative services in both the acute and long-term phases of recovery. 8. A thorough performance improvement plan that includes all aspects of trauma care (pre-hospital through rehabilitation) and ensures "loop closure" What is primary prevention in the trauma continuum? - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to prevent occurrence of the injury What is secondary prevention in the trauma continuum? - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to reduce the severity of the injury that has occurred What is tertiary prevention in the trauma continuum? - CORRECT ANSWER Improvement in outcomes related to traumatic injury What are the goals of primary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER To reduce injury and save money What are the steps of injury prevention? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Injury incidence is monitored through data collection 2. Injury risk factors are identified and used to identify where, who, and with whom 3. Evaluate effectiveness of effort on injury occurrence What is the term for the number of new cases of an injury that occur during a specified period of time in a population at risk for that injury? - CORRECT ANSWER Incidence