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41. 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 

42. 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.

43. 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

44. Spinal Cord Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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45. Rotator Cuff Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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46. Head Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 07, 2013 - injury . … Head injuries can be open or closed. A closed injury does not break through the skull. … Closed injuries are not always less severe than open injuries. … Some common causes of head injuries are falls , motor vehicle accidents , violence, and sports injuries … Treatment depends on the type of injury and how severe it is.

47. 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

48. 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.

49. Statistical Brief #136
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    June 01, 2012 - ED visits associated with firearm injury and assault were more likely to take place in a trauma center … age 31.2 43.3 27.7 29.8 30.0 Hospital characteristics (percentage distribution) Trauma … center Not a trauma center 44.5% 29.5% 21.3% 30.5% 30.8% Trauma center 55.5% … Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk were seen in 22.0 percent of other/undetermined firearm-related … of extremities 11,420 43% 270 7% 9,980 27% 2,590 31% Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk

50. Overview of Emergency Department Visits Related to Injuries, by Cause of Injury, 2017 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Overview of Emergency Department Visits Related to Injuries, by Cause of Injury, 2017 Injuries … In 2018, unintentional injuries were the leading cause of death among people ages 1 to 44 years. … While severe or untreated injuries can be fatal, most are nonfatal, and many are treated in emergency … The bar chart below presents statistics on ED visits related to injuries using AHRQ’s 2017 Nationwide … The chart shows the five most common types of injury and can be categorized by age, income, patient location

51. Brachial Plexus Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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52. Emergency Department Visits Related to Eye Injuries, 2008 (pdf file)
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb112.pdf
    May 01, 2011 - Characteristics of ED visits for eye injuries are compared to all other types of injury-related visits … Age, patient location, most common specific injuries and causes of injury are examined by types of … Trauma, United States Eye Injury Registry summary report, 1998 2002. … In contrast, the most common specific eye injuries resulting in admission from the ED included wounds … Bruise of orbital tissues (921.2) 4 42,576 6.7% 4 39,560 6.4% 2 3,016 15.2% Other specified open wound

53. Eye Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Description The structure of your face helps protect your eyes from injury. … Still, injuries can damage your eye, sometimes severely enough that you could lose your vision. … Most eye injuries are preventable. … The most common type of injury happens when something irritates the outer surface of your eye. … Certain jobs such as industrial jobs or hobbies such as carpentry make this type of injury more likely

54. 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

55. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2009 - 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 physical … 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.

56. Statistical Brief #19
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    May 19, 2016 - 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 … 10 Superficial injury, bruise 58,100 3.1% $4,300 3.0 0.5% 11 Open wounds of … than medicine 24,900 1.3% $5,700 2.8 1.2% 17 Joint disorders and dislocations due to trauma …             6 27,800 (4.0%) Open wounds of arms and legs 10 7,300 (3.4%)

57. University of Missouri Health Care Decreases Pressure Injuries and Saves in Avoidable Costs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Implementation focused on MU Health Care’s 390-bed University Hospital, the only Level I trauma center … AHRQ toolkit, MU Health Care began this journey by assessing the need for hospital-acquired pressure injury … representatives from quality; data analytics; information technology; and content experts, such as wound … the head-to-toe skin assessment by two nurses known as 4E4H (4 eyes in 4 hours) and to utilize the wound … scout, a thermal imaging device that can identify possible deep tissue injury.

58. Surgeon commitment to trauma care decreases missed injuries. | PSNet
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    June 15, 2012 - Study Surgeon commitment to trauma care decreases missed injuries. … Surgeon commitment to trauma care decreases missed injuries. … Injury. 2014;45(1):83-7. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.019. … Surgeon commitment to trauma care decreases missed injuries. … June 25, 2009 Missed injuries in trauma patients: a literature review.

59. Statistical Brief #135
    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb135.jsp
    June 01, 2012 - Fractures, open wounds, sprains and strains, intracranial injury and joint disorders and dislocations … Ten most common injuries in bicycle injury related ED visits, 2009 Principal diagnosis Bicycle-related … 40,800 10% Open wounds of extremities 5 28,400 7% Intracranial injury 6 21,300 … 5% Fracture of lower limb 7 14,400 3% Joint disorders and dislocations; trauma-related … Ten most common injuries in bicycle injury related hospital inpatient stays, 2009 Principal diagnosis

60. Ankle Injuries and Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/ankle-injuries-and-disorders