Ortho trauma

    • Should orthopaedic injuries be transferred to a trauma center?

      Certain orthopaedic injuries always warrant strong consideration for transfer to a designated trauma center. In the setting of concurrent injuries, co-morbidities, or extremes of age, strong consideration should be given to transferring patients with minor orthopaedic injuries.


    • Are defined case categories appropriate for orthopaedic trauma fellows?

      The Review Committee has now identified defined case categories (listed here on the following pages) as appropriate for the focused education of orthopaedic trauma fellows; the ACGME Case Log System for Orthopaedic Trauma has been revised to identify the CPT codes tracked to each defined case category.



    • Can video recordings be used for orthopaedic trauma?

      This construct validity study requires video recordings of real orthopaedic trauma procedures performed by novice and experienced surgeons on patients in a live operating room (OR) setting. In this case study, we present the main challenges that we encountered while implementing the study protocol and our solutions.


    • [PDF File]Case Log Guidelines for Orthopaedic Trauma - ACGME

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      The ACGME Case Log System for Orthopaedic Trauma allows fellows to document their operative experience during the 12-month educational program and enables the Review Committee to monitor programs to ensure that fellows have an adequate volume and variety of experiences appropriate for fellowship education.


    • [PDF File]Trauma Guidelines - Stanford Medicine

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      Trauma Guidelines June 2016 Eye Opening Spontaneous 4 To Voice 3 To Pain 2 None 1 Verbal Response Oriented 5 Confused 4 Inappropriate words 3 Incomprehensible words 2 None 1 Motor Response Obeys commands 6 Localizes to pain 5 Withdraws to pain 4 Abnormal flexion 3 Abnormal extension 2 None 1 ADULT Glasgow Coma Scale Qualifiers:


    • [PDF File]A PATIENT GUIDE TO ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA CARE - Brigham and Women ...

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      Trauma Fellow: The Trauma Fellow is another important member of our team. The fellow has completed his/her orthopedic residency training and is now specializing in orthopedic trauma for one year (called a fellowship) in preparation for going into practice as an independent orthopedic surgeon. Our fellow acts like an attending doctor on our service.


    • [PDF File]Best Practices in the Management of Orthopedic Trauma | ACS TQIP

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      management of trauma patients with orthopaedic injuries requires significant physician and institutional commitment. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, 2014 includes several key hospital and provider-level orthopaedic trauma criteria that must be met in order to attain American College


    • [PDF File]Introduction to Orthopaedic Trauma for OR Staff

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      • Traumatic cardiac arrest during transport • Systolic blood pressure less than 90 • Respiratory compromise/intubation • Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8 • Traumatic limb paralysis • Amputation proximal to wrist or ankle • Vascular compromise of extremity • Burns with traumatic component • Penetrating injuries to head, neck chest, abdomen, extremi...


    • [PDF File]Orthopaedic Trauma Association - LWW

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      Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (ISSN 0890-5339) is published monthly by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., at 14700 Citicorp Drive, Bldg 3, Hagerstown, MD 21742. Periodicals postage paid at Hagerstown, MD and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, P.O. Box 1610, Hagerstown, MD 21740.


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