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Article of the Week

Diagnosing and Managing Cervical Vascular Injuries

Cervical vascular injuries, though representing only 10% of vascular trauma, carry a significant risk of stroke and mortality if not promptly identified through screening protocols such as the Denver or Memphis criteria. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the preferred diagnostic test for stable patients, whereas those with hard signs of injury, such as active hemorrhage, require immediate surgical intervention. These new AAST/WSES guidelines emphasize that rapid assessment and early medical therapy are vital to improving long-term outcomes for both adult and pediatric patients.

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Kobayashi L, Perkins L, Johnston W, et al. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of cervical vascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026;100(3):509-519.

Trauma Happenings

Certified Nurses Day is March 19th!

TCAR Education Programs congratulates all certified nurses on Certified Nurses Day, March 19th. If you haven’t yet decided to pursue professional nursing certification, here are some reasons why it’s valuable. Nursing certification

• validates a nurse’s specialty knowledge, skills, and clinical judgment.
• enhances professional confidence, personal satisfaction, and career success.
• is recognized and respected by employers, making you more marketable.
• promotes consumer confidence.
• contributes to better patient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction.
• makes you a better nurse!

It's never too late! BCEN, AACN, ANCC, and other organizations all offer certification programs for specialty nursing, including the trauma-specific TCRN credential. Click the link to learn more.

March 22 is World Coma Day

Next Sunday is World Coma Day. Who knew, and how does one go about celebrating that? Got any creative suggestions?

According to the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, World Coma Day is an opportunity to awaken hope and support research efforts toward curing coma. Discover ways to participate by clicking the link. 

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for CLOSED Surgical Wounds?

In this blog post, the Trauma Pro discusses a recently published study comparing incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT) with standard care and finding no significant differences in outcomes. As a secondary outcome, patients in the iNPWT group reported less pain after 7 days. What is the practice at your facility? 

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_{Photo credit: Tanaka T, Panthee N, Itoda Y, Yamauchi N, Fukayama M, Ono M. European journal of plastic surgery(2016)}

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