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1. Injuries and Wounds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Topic: Injuries and Wounds AHRQ wound research centers on pressure ulcers. … For more information on Injuries and Wounds, you may want to visit Patient Safety Net (PSNet)  and

2. Wounds and Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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3. Exhibit 2.10. Injuries
   hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_10.jsp
   January 01, 2005 - Injuries Exhibit 2.10. … Crushing injury or internal injury 105.7 16,900 6.7 3.4 233 Intracranial injury (brain … Skull and face fractures 52.6 9,600 3.4 0.4 225 Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related … due to external causes 101.7 7,000 3.5 3.3 235 Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk … Skull and face fractures 3.216 350 0.093207 0.071 225 Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related

4. Exhibit 2.10. Injuries
   hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_10b.jsp
   January 01, 2005 - Injuries Exhibit 2.10. … Injuries Number of Discharges and Percent Change in Discharges with a Principal Diagnosis of Injuries … Sprains and strains 74.6 44.9 2.702 1.468 -39.9% 225 Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related … 53.5 32.5 2.358 1.157 -39.3% 235 Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk 45.1 38.2 … 3.679 2.207 -15.4% 236 Open wounds of extremities (arms and legs) 53.9 50.3 2.528

5. Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals
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   June 16, 2017 - Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals ADD Name of Hospital … Most pressure injuries are preventable. … How do you measure pressure injury rates and pressure injury prevention practices? … patients, which includes skin and pressure ulcer assessment as part of all aspects of patient care needs Wound … Care Team Interdisciplinary group of experts who provide day-to-day care of skin and wound needs Implementation

6. Missing Trauma | PSNet
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   March 03, 2011 - for injury or damage.( 1 ) Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines injury as "damage; wound; trauma" … and likewise defines trauma as "wound; an injury inflicted, usually more or less suddenly, by some … Other common errors in trauma care involve missed injuries. … In evaluating the extent of injury after penetrating wounds, we continue to be guided by an old saw, … wound.

7. Brain Injuries, Traumatic | CDS Connect
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8. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
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   July 12, 2017 - Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals … Pressure injuries are preventable, but pressure injury rates continue to escalate. … In addition, pressure injuries cause pain and, in some cases, late-stage pressure injuries lead to life-threatening … This sparked interest in a physician member of the board who has expertise in wound care. … The Prevention Implementation Team, wound care experts, and patient care unit staff need to work together

9. HCUP Statistical Brief #19: Common Injuries That Result in Hospitalization, 2004 (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2006 - Other common injury hospitalizations resulted from intracranial (brain) injuries (9.8 percent of injury … , such as the American College of Surgeons’ National Trauma Data Bank (http://www.facs.org/trauma/ntdb.html … and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp 3 http://www.facs.org/trauma … $4,300 3.0 0.5% 11 Open wounds of arms and legs 57,500 3.0% $7,100 3.6 0.2% 12 Skull and face fractures … 54,900 2.9% $9,700 3.6 0.6% 13 Sprains and strains 53,200 2.8% $4,600 2.3 * 14 Open wounds of

10. Statistical Brief #119: Emergency Department Visits for Injuries Caused by Air and Paintball Guns, 2008 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb119.pdf
    August 01, 2011 - Ocular Trauma and Visual Outcome Secondary to Paintball Projectiles. … (37.3 percent); superficial injuries (36.0 percent) and open wounds of head, neck and trunk (23.4 … to extremities (37.3 percent), followed by superficial injuries (36.0 percent), and open wounds to … air gun injuries compared to 10.1 percent of paintball injuries) and open wounds of extremities (seen … injury, contusion (239) 2 7,315 36.0% 2 6,927 35.1% 1 388 63.2% Open wounds of head, neck and trunk

11. Spotlight (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/spotlight_case_laceration_needed_exam_not_x-ray_final.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - billion in healthcare expenditures.2 • Extensor and flexor tendons may be injured due to penetrating trauma … – In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … with the hand in the same position as it was during the injury. – Wounds should be evaluated for active … ● If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma. World J Crit Care Med. 2022;11(1):40- 47.

12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 31, 2024 - In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … Explore wounds for evidence of arterial bleeding, foreign body, tendon injury, and arthrotomy. … If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an occult … injury exists. … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma. World J Crit Care Med. 2022;11(1):40-47.

13. Overview of Emergency Department Visits Related to Injuries, by Cause of Injury, 2017 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb266-Injuries-Causes-ED-Visits-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - ED Visits All ED visits ED visits related to injuries With cause of injury No cause of injury … to injuries, by cause of injury, 2017 Table 1 presents the population rate of ED visits related to injuries … ED visits related to injuries for which a cause of injury was reported. … organ injury, initial encounter INJ011 Open wounds of head and neck, initial encounter INJ012 Open … wounds to limbs, initial encounter INJ013 Open wounds of trunk, initial encounter INJ014 Amputation

14. Statistical Brief #137: Hospital Visits in the U.S. for Firearm-Related Injuries, 2009 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb136.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - ED visits associated with firearm injury and assault were more likely to take place in a trauma center … Patient characteristics (ED visits per 100,000 population) Age group  0–17 4.4 0.2 6.0 1.2 11.8 Trauma …  center 55.5% 70.5% 78.7% 69.5% 69.2% Hospital characteristics (percentage distribution) Trauma center … Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk were seen in 22.0 percent of other/undetermined firearm-related …  of extremities Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk Crushing injury or internal injury Fracture 

15. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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    November 25, 2020 - In a study of 165 patients undergoing wound exploration after hand laceration, 32% of tendon injuries … Explore wounds for evidence of arterial bleeding, foreign body, tendon injury, and arthrotomy. … If a tendon injury cannot be ruled out after wound exploration and functional testing, assume an occult … injury exists. … Medico-legal risks associated to hand and wrist trauma.

16. Emergency Department Visits for Injurious Falls among the Elderly, 2006 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb80.pdf
    October 01, 2009 - (22.6 percent) and open wounds (21.4 percent) … , such as fractures, open wounds, or head traumas, are serious enough to result in emergency department … Any Open Wounds Any Sprains and Strains Any Internal Organ Injury Any Dislocation Any Other Injury … Any Open Wounds Any Sprains and Strains Any Internal Organ Injury Any Dislocation Any Other Injury … Open Wounds Sprains and Strains Internal Organ Injury Dislocation Other Injury** Figure 5.

17. Head Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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18. Statistical Brief #74: Potentially Avoidable Injuries to Mothers and Newborns During Childbirth, 2006 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb74.pdf
    June 01, 2009 - and traumas that occur during childbirth-related hospitalizations.2 These complications include injury … As indicated in this table, injury to the newborn was more common in newborn males, who had 1.7 injuries … relevant dischargesa,b Birth trauma—injury to newborn 8,877 1.6 Obstetric trauma for mothers—vaginal … hospitalizations, 2006 Birth trauma—injury to newborn Obstetric trauma for mothers— vaginal … there are no obstetrical traumas among males because they occur in mothers only (obstetrical trauma

19. Eye Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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20. Statistical Brief #84: Emergency Department Visits Associated with Motor Vehicle Accidents, 2006 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb84.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - More serious injuries such as internal injury of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis were considerably … , superficial injuries, open wounds, certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries, intracranial … wounds were more common (figure 1). … 413,921 11.8% 4 Open Wounds 356,432 10.2% 5 Certain Traumatic Complications and Unspecified Injuries … Open Wounds Certain Traumatic Complications Intracranial Injury Neck and Trunk Fracture Upper