Geography of the Underserved: The Contribution of Rural Non-Trauma Hospitals to Trauma Care.

Objective: To determine the proportion and characteristics of injured rural residents treated at urban trauma centers (TCs), urban non-trauma centers (NTCs), rural TCs, and rural NTCs.

Summary Background Data: Timely treatment at a designated trauma center improves outcomes for patients with serious injuries, but rural residents have limited access to designated trauma centers. Rural non-trauma centers may constitute an underrecognized source of trauma care.

Nurses learn vital signs of safety.

Protecting home health nurses and other professionals is a growing problem for healthcare security. The authors present their recommendations for an effective home healthcare safety program.