Mixed methods approach to understanding the influence of changes in successive versions of the advanced trauma life support training program on student performance.

Background: The Advanced Trauma Life Support course is the American College of Surgeons' standard of care for physicians who provide initial care to trauma victims. In addition to content updates, Advanced Trauma Life Support version 10 adopted contemporary learning theory and practice into the format and conduct of the training.

Methods: The study used a mixed-methods approach wherein a one-group post-test-only study of student and student refresher exam score differences was followed up with a faculty survey to qualitatively explore the quantitative findings.

A regional trauma organization as a coordinating body for a regional pandemic response: A brief report.

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019-2020 had a substantial impact on the healthcare resources of the world community. An organized regional response was essential to saving lives, preserving and distributing health care resources, and coordinating health care efforts. This brief report describes how a long-established regional trauma organization (RTO) provided that coordination in Central, Southeast, and Southeast Central Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Establishing Standards for Trauma Nursing Education: The Central Ohio Trauma System's Approach.

Trauma nursing requires mastering a highly specialized body of knowledge. Expert nursing care is expected to be offered throughout the hospital continuum, yet identifying the necessary broad-based objectives for nurses working within this continuum has often been difficult to define. Trauma nurse leaders and educators from 7 central and southeastern Ohio trauma centers and 1 regional trauma organization convened to establish an approach to standardizing trauma nursing education from a regional perspective.