Featuring: Tiffany Andrews, MS, ACNP-BC, ENP-C
Target Audience: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Physicians
Accidental and traumatic injuries remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for 5.8 million deaths annually and a large percentage of ED evaluations. Increasing disease severity creates an environment that makes patient care difficult. Throughout this presentation, we will discuss the initial evaluation and management of trauma patients in the ED and how to identify potential traumatic injuries based on mechanism of injury.