Workplace violence in trauma centers: an American Trauma Society Position Statement.

In 1966, the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council published 'Accidental Death and Disability: the Neglected Disease of Modern Society' which served as a national call to action to address the apparent public apathy towards the devastating and unnecessary toll that injury was taking on America. This white paper recommended the establishment of a National Trauma Association to drive public demand for injury prevention and mitigation. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma heeding that call, founded the American Trauma Society (ATS) in 1968.

Optimal Trauma Activation Criteria for "Found Down" Patients.

Introduction: Patients who are found down (FD) with unknown mechanism of injury pose a triage dilemma. At the study institution, this population with any "suspicion of trauma" criteria were previously triaged as a trauma team activation (TTA) but due to high rates of mis-triage was modified to "signs of trauma." The purpose of this study is to compare injured and uninjured FD patients to identify patient characteristics and outcomes, and to evaluate triage accuracy of signs of trauma.

STRAUMA: A Novel Alert System for a Combined Stroke and Trauma.

Introduction: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can lead to traumatic injury. While timely administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can be lifesaving in CVAs, it is contraindicated with active bleeding. A STRAUMA is a combined stroke and highest-level trauma activation for patients with suspected CVA and signs of trauma.

A Cluster Randomized-Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Curriculum on Self-Regulation in Canadian Preschoolers.

Early self-regulation predicts school readiness, academic success, and quality of life in adulthood. Its development in the preschool years is rapid and also malleable. Thus, preschool curricula that promote the development of self-regulation may help set children on a more positive developmental trajectory.

Development and implementation of the Memorial Emergency Department Fall Risk Assessment Tool.

The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of an evidence-based, emergency department (ED) fall risk assessment tool as a sensitive predictor for falls in the ED population. The overarching goal of the project was to improve patient safety and eliminate patient falls resulting in serious injury in the ED. An ED-specific tool was designed on the basis of the risk factors consistently identified in the literature: prior fall history, impaired mobility, altered mental status, altered elimination, and the use of sedative medication.