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Trauma Injuries (trauma + injury)
Selected AbstractsOrthopaedic patients' experience of motor vehicle accident in SingaporeINTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW, Issue 1 2008K.L. Tan mn (ortho nrsg) Aim:, The purpose of this paper is to present a study that explored the experiences of orthopaedic patients injured in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), from the time of the accident until 6 months after being discharged from hospital. Background:, Trauma injuries from MVAs are increasing, with the number of deaths from such injuries continuing to rise. Victims often sustain open fractures to more than one part of their body and need rehabilitation and support to adjust to long-term chronic or permanent disability. In the last decade, research pertaining to trauma nursing has concentrated on neurologically injured patients. Although there is a paucity of research on the nursing perspective of psychological care for non-neurologically injured patients, the majority of studies located were mainly quantitative in nature and did not analyse the personal experiences of orthopaedic patients. Method:, A qualitative naturalistic inquiry approach was used, which provided a first-hand account of the traumatic MVA event experienced by six orthopaedic participants in Singapore. Data were collected from face-to-face in-depth interviews. Participants were voluntarily recruited through purposeful sampling and ,snowballing'. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim in preparation for analysis. Findings:, The analysis of information explicated four main themes: the experience of the event, the effect of hospitalization, surviving the event and self-transformation. Conclusion:, The study provided an understanding of orthopaedic patients' experience of MVA in Singapore. The findings of the study have the potential to contribute to the limited qualitative research available concerning victims' experiences of MVAs and nurses caring for MVA victims. [source] Dento-alveolar and maxillofacial injuries: a 5-year multi-center study.DENTAL TRAUMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2008Part 2: Severity, location These injuries may cause morbidity and demand meticulously planned treatment. Part 1 of this study focused on the incidence of general trauma injuries, as well as facial or dental trauma. The aim of part 2 is to evaluate the severity and location of the dento-alveolar and maxillofacial injuries over 5 years. A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on data from the Israel National Trauma Registry. Patients admitted and hospitalized due to trauma injuries during the years 2000,2004, totaled 111 010 in which 5886 (5.3%) were maxillofacial or dental injuries. Most of these injuries were traffic-related (54.5%), followed by events at home (18.7%). Facial injuries combined with injuries to other organs involved occurred in 3721 (63.2%) of the patients. Most minor injuries were noted when no other organs were involved, while severe injuries were more common when multiple organs were involved. More than 25% of facial injuries required surgery. Meticulous epidemiologic studies are needed to support the leading role, extent, and severity of maxillofacial trauma. [source] Adolescents' Pain Experiences Following Acute Blunt Traumatic Injury: Struggle for Internal ControlJOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING, Issue 4 2007Margie Crandall ISSUES AND PURPOSE.,Although blunt trauma injury is a common cause for adolescent pain, little is known about the experience of pain as perceived by adolescents. DESIGN AND METHOD.,Semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 adolescents following blunt trauma injury. Two age-appropriate valid measures (i.e., Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool and Temporal Dot Matrix) were incorporated into the interviews to elaborate their pain experiences. Grounded theory method was used to analyze data and build substantive theory. RESULTS.,Adolescents' behavioral and cognitive actions (i.e., "internal control") to manage and endure pain were influenced by their pain perceptions, physical losses, and clinicians' actions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS.,Nurses, family members, and peers have a crucial role in alleviating adolescents' distress and pain. [source] | ||||||||||