It's Trauma Tuesday

Past Newsletters

The Extracranial Effects of TBI
SUMMARY
- TBI: It's Not Just the Brain
- Bullets Go Deep by Dr. Laurie Punch
- What's the Difference Between Trauma Nursing Courses?
- NEW Drivers and OLD Vehicles: A Fatal Combination
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
10 June 2025
Preventing Child Mortality in MVC
SUMMARY
- Does Location of Residence Affect Motor Vehicle Mortality?
- When was the last time you calculated a drip rate?
- Society of Trauma Nurses: Are You A Member?
- A Pacemaker Smaller than a Grain of Rice?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
3 June 2025
The Power of Analgesics
SUMMARY
- How well do you know pain?
- AANN Neuro Specialty Quick Guides
- What is SI?
- Fix Those Wounds With a Can of Smart Spray?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
27 May 2025
Happy National EMS Week!
SUMMARY
- Alcohol withdrawal
- This Year, May 18-24, 2025, Isn't Just National EMS Week; it's the 50th Annual Celebration
- 2025 STN Leadership Award
- ABG or VBG?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
20 May 2025
Alcohol Screening: Not so Easy to Do
SUMMARY
- SBIRT: Still Trying To Figure It Out?
- Looking for a Good Movie?
- What's the Difference Between the US and UK Quizzes and Crossword Puzzles? PART 6
- What's the Leading Cause of Motor Vehicle Crashes?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
13 May 2025
The Kids are Alright
SUMMARY
- How Well Do Teens Cope Following Major Trauma?
- May is Trauma Month
- What's the Difference Between the US and UK Quizzes and Crossword Puzzles? PART 5
- Here's to Job security!
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
6 May 2025
A Look at Trauma Systems in Emerging Countries
SUMMARY
- Trauma Systems Around the World
- HEADS UP!
- What's the Difference Between the US and UK Quizzes and Crossword Puzzles? PART 4
- What's the difference between an x-ray and a radiograph?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
29 April 2025
Rhabdo: Here We Go!
SUMMARY
- Crushed in an Earthquake (or by Anything Else)
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- What's the difference between the US and UK quizzes and crossword puzzles? PART 3
- Thoracostomy, Thoracotomy, or Thoracentesis?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
22 April 2025
End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
SUMMARY
- Making Sense of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide
- Be Rapid Response Ready
- What's the difference between the US and UK quizzes and crossword puzzles? PART 2
- What Kind of End-of-Life Directive Is It?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
15 April 2025
An Injured Brain is a Delicate Thing
SUMMARY
- Adverse Prehospital Events and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury
- One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine by Brendan Reilly
- What's the difference between the US and UK quizzes and crossword puzzles?
- When it Comes to Reattachment, is it "Replantation" or "Reimplantation?"
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
8 April 2025
When do kids stop being "Pediatric?"
SUMMARY
- Injured Teens: Treat Them as Kids or Adults?
- Critical Kids: Phoenix Sepsis Criteria
- Why do some TCAR/PCAR modules have a long list of competencies while others have none?
- Who invented lane lines?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
1 April 2025
When to intubate a bleeding patient
SUMMARY
- Does DELAYED Intubation in Hemorrhagic Shock Save Lives?
- TCRN, CCRN, CNRN, CNOR, CEN, CPEN, ONC, CTRN, CFRN, CCNS, CPAN, RN-BC, etc: Which one are YOU?
- No More Printed TCAR or PCAR Manuals
- Is Continuous, Noninvasive Lactate Level Monitoring Coming to a Trauma Center Near You?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
25 March 2025
New Spinal Surgery Guidelines for Nurses
SUMMARY
- AANN Spinal Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines
- March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Have You Checked the RESOURCES Tab Lately?
- Hey Kids, Don't Try This at Home
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
18 March 2025