TRAUMA Journal
April 2008,
Vol. 10, No. 2.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and new airway technologies.
(Yarham S. et al.)
The evidence-based care behind the early management of head injured children.
(Bayreuther J. et al)
Focussed assessment with sonography for trauma: the FAST scan.
(Christie-Large M. et al.)
Tying all together.
(Martin-Bates A)
Coagulopathy in trauma: optimising haematological status.
(McDonald V. et al.)
Fractures of the distal humerus.
(Youssef B. et al.)
Trauma Care was founded in 1996 to address the need for commonly agreed standards of best clinical practice in the management of trauma.
The Need
Trauma is a serious public health problem, with notable social and economic costs. In the UK, 17,000 deaths each year are a direct result of injuries. Annually, injuries lead to 720,000 hospital admissions and 6 million visits to emergency departments [1]. Victims of trauma receive care and attention from many individuals within a wide range of specialities and professional backgrounds. Without commonly agreed standards, patients’ outcome may be less than optimal.
Aim
Trauma Care aims to improve the outcome of the trauma victim by establishing best practice throughout the whole chain of care. We achieve this through education, research and publishing.
A Diverse Membership
Membership is open to to all medical disciplines - including clinicians, paramedics, nurses - and to members of the emergency services. No other organisation encompasses the diverse specialities involved in care of trauma victims from the moment of injury, to the return to active life.
Achievements
Trauma Care is working towards its aim thus:
- Seven successful international conferences held in UK; our last conference was in April 2008.
- Publication of TRAUMA, the official journal of Trauma Care (in conjunction with Sage Publications);
- Publication of the Trauma Care Manual - defining clear practical guidelines reflecting British clinical practice;
- Development of consensus papers on key trauma management issues, such as pre-hospital management of burns, crush injuries, resuscitation fluids;
- Award of travel bursaries for research;
- Regional conferences and workshops taking as their theme a single aspect of trauma management, presenting the best evidence-based management and reviewing current clinical controversies.
The Future
Trauma Care is now the leading UK organisation promoting multidisciplinary involvement in education designed to optimise the care of the trauma victim. We are now in our 11th year, and our annual international conference is a recognised highlight in the trauma education calendar.
Our membership is currently growing by more than 20% each year and our journal "Trauma" has an ever-increasing number of subscriptions. In addition, the first edition of the Trauma Care Manual is now established as the definitive statment of best clinical practice in the UK.
Having consolidated our reputation, Trauma Care looks forward to the development of further statements of best practice on key clinical issues, and to furthering the development of our regional structure, which has been successfull in developing a number of regional conferences in the UK.
1. Health Protection in the 21st Century - Understanding the Burden of Disease; Preparing for the Future. Part 10: Injuries. Health Protection Agency, 2005.
News
Congratulations to Mrs Lorna Goodchild for completing the London Marathon on 13 April 2008, raising £1308 for Trauma Care.
The 9th International Trauma Care Conference took place 21st-25th April 2008 at Telford. The programme is available for download
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The Jim Ryan lecture was delivered by Dr Jim O’Connor at 1830 on Wednesday 23 Apr 08 following the Trauma Care AGM at 1730. Dr Connor's lecture was titled: “From Troy to Bagdad - Contributions of Military Medicine to Civilian Trauma Care”.
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