Ward Trauma Care
The care of the trauma patient evolves over their admission with the focus on the delivery of treatments specific to the traumatic injury as well as preparing for the journey to recovery. The care of the trauma patient on the ward often involves a multidisciplinary team including medical and nursing staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and dieticians. Often the care decisions are complex due to multiple medical teams looking after multiple injuries.
The patient’s condition can change over time with deterioration due to recognised complications such as pneumonia, thrombosis and delirium. Specific complications from inadequately treated pain or treatments (intercostal catheters) need to be actively sought and considered.
Training resource kits
Each kit is a collection of tools and resources to guide the effective delivery of a trauma education event. The kits are designed for use in any Queensland Health facility and can be modified by the facilitator to the needs of the learner, as well as the environment in which the education is being delivered.
Immersive scenario
This resource kit provides participants with the knowledge and skill to manage a patient who has respiratory deterioration in the setting of chest trauma on the ward.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target Audience: Ward medical and nursing clinicians
Procedural skill
This resource kit provides clinicians with knowledge and skills for the care of a patient who requires a semi-rigid cervical collar for management.
Duration: 30 minutes
Target Audience: Ward medical and nursing clinicians
This resource kit provides procedural skill experience for the performance of log rolling with spinal precautions in the ward care setting following trauma.
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Target Audience: Ward medical and nursing clinicians
Case discussion
This resource kit provides the learner with knowledge for the choice and use of thoracic bracing with spinal column injury.
Duration: 30 minutes
Target Audience: Ward medical and nursing clinicians
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Last updated: August 29, 2024
