Overview
Renal trauma accounts for up to 3.25% of all trauma and is prevalent amongst males aged between 31 to 38 years. (Erlich & Kitrey, 2018) The most common mechanism of injury of blunt renal trauma in the adult population is motor vehicle accidents (63%), followed by falls (43%) and is typically caused by rapid deceleration and acceleration forces. (Erlich & Kitrey, 2018).
Renal trauma assessment and diagnosis requires knowledge of key predictors of renal injury and gold standard classification tools to aid in the stratification of both grade severity and predictor of patient morbidity and mortality to guide management.
Description
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the knowledge of how to effectively perform an assessment on a patient with blunt renal trauma injury.
Learning objectives
- Understand the approach to the assessment of a patient with blunt renal trauma.
- Identify a renal injury profile and understand the management of patients with renal injury, including the severity grading and classification.
Downloads
Facilitator resource kit – PDF
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Printable resources – PDF
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Further reading
Last updated: September 24, 2024