Assessing the Need for Transfer to a Trauma Center for Isolated Craniofacial Injury in a Rural State.

Management of craniofacial injuries typically defaults to plastic, ophthalmology, and oral maxillofacial surgeons which can challenge these surgical subspecialists' capacity to care for both trauma victims and non-trauma patients. Evaluating the need to transfer patients to a higher level of trauma care for isolated craniofacial injuries warrants investigation. Our 5-year retrospective study measured the frequency of craniofacial injuries and subsequent surgical interventions in elderly trauma patients' ≥65 years old.

Biometric Analysis of Surgeons' Physiologic Responses During Surgery.

Background: Much has been written from the social science perspective surrounding surgeons' stress and burn out. The literature is sparse in reference to scientific investigations of the hemodynamic effect of that stress. This prospective clinical study quantifies the physiologic impact of performing surgery upon the acute care surgeon.

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma "Stop the Bleed Program": Quantifying the Impact of Training Upon Public School Educators Readiness.

Background: School violence continues to afflict our educational institutions. In response, an institutional initiative was launched to train educators and school support staff in life-saving skills aimed at hemorrhage control.

Methods: The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma "Stop the Bleed" (STB) Program was promoted as a quality improvement initiative to schools within the geographic catchment area of this Level I Trauma Center.