Basic Trauma Ultrasound
Fig. 21.1 Pericardial view of the FAST examination. Normal examination (a) contrasted with a positive study (b) with anechoic fluid visible within the pericardial space (arrow) When the sonographer cannot…
Designing Multidisciplinary Simulations
Optimal simulation requires realistic settings (the area used to represent the clinical environment), able facilitators (those involved in the design and administration of the simulation), and skilled debriefers (experts in…
Teaching Technical and Procedural Skills
Fig. 38.1 Taxonomy of the cognitive domain. Bloom’s original Taxonomy (left) with one of many modifications showing the higher levels in parallel as opposed to a stepwise hierarchy [18] The…
Trauma in Pregnancy
Parameter Change in pregnancy Heart rate Baseline rate increased by 15 bpm Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) Nadir of 15 mmHg below baseline by the end of the second trimester…
Terrorism and Urban Trauma
Fig. 28.1 Trauma/terror cycle Injuries and Injury Patterns While urban trauma is commonly typified by penetrating interpersonal trauma that includes gunshots and stabbings, blunt interpersonal violence follows closely behind in…
Multiple-Choice Review Questions
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_39 39. Multiple-Choice Review Questions Sandy Widder1 and Lawrence M. Gillman2 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Walter Mackenzie Centre,…
Constructive Debriefing for Trauma Team Education
Phase Description Reaction • Identify initial thoughts and feelings of participants • Define learning objectives that are important to participants • Emotional washout, unwrap mental mindset of participants • Facilitators…
Program Evaluation and Assessment of Learning
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_37 37. Program Evaluation and Assessment of Learning Vicki R. LeBlanc1, 2 and Walter Tavares3, 4, 5 (1) University of Ottawa Skills…
Designing a Simulation Curriculum
Fig. 34.1 Systematic educational design. Source: Sherbino J, Frank JR. Educational design: a CanMEDS guide for the health professions. Ottawa: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; 2011 [3]….
Nuclear Injuries
Fig. 32.1 Particle penetration. Alpha radiation—readily stopped by a sheet of paper. Beta radiation—stopped by an aluminum plate. Gamma radiation is eventually absorbed as it penetrates a dense material. Lead…
