Clinical Outcomes & Compliance Manager Novant Health AirLink/VitaLink Critical Care Transport Wilmington, North Carolina
Description: Traumatic brain injuries impact 69 million persons each year; 1.5 million of these injuries occur in the United States and more than 227,000 are hospitalized. Proper TBI care is needed to reduce mortality and long-term morbidity. But, what is this proper care, and how do prehospital care interventions influence what happens after patients arrive at the trauma center? Join Kevin has he takes you deep into traumatic brain injury physiology and links this understanding to the care provided on the streets. Together we will take the next step and discuss the current evidence supporting, and refuting, prehospital TBI interventions, and discuss how our prehospital interventions influence care after admission to the trauma center. Are you considering hypertonic saline? Interested in seizure prophylaxis? Is there a role for early antibiotics? Can labs drive our care? Walk away ready to ensure your next TBI patient's care is a true bridge from the field to the intensive care unit.
Learning Objectives:
describe the pathophysiology of blunt and penetrating head trauma and the injuries they cause
Identify key assessment findings separating mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injury
Explain the evidence supporting management of primary traumatic brain injuries
Explain the evidence supporting the management of secondary traumatic brain injuries
identify 5 critical interventions that influence in-hospital care and how to communicate them to the trauma center.
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