Extending
trauma expertise
By
Janet M. Spellman, RN, NREMT-P
Regional Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist
As a Regional Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist, I represent the
Trauma
Program at Children's Hospital Boston in our outreach to referring
hospitals, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers and community
organizations. My goal is to bring useful educational resources,
injury prevention projects and trauma conferences to nursing,
medicine, emergency medical services, public health and safety,
injury prevention and public policy professionals.
We sponsor pediatric trauma and injury prevention programs for
nurses from all disciplines and EMS professionals, as well as
specialty programs designed for physicians.
Presentations include:
- Assessment and management of pediatric multiple trauma
- Management of head injuries in infants and children
- Seasonal sports-related injuries in children
- Stroke: rapid recognition and management of adults and children
- Trauma rounds/case study review
- Pediatric pain management protocol for advanced EMS professionals
- Injury patterns indicative of child abuse
- Transportation of the critically injured child
These programs can be presented on-site for referral hospitals
and EMS providers, and all participants can earn continuing education
credits.
The popular conference "Injuries to Children: From Minor to Major
and Multiple Trauma,” will be held at Children's this fall and
will provide nurses and EMS professionals across the state with
the opportunity to hear Children's experts present lectures and
cases on pediatric trauma. We've also developed a series of lecture
materials on CD and video for nurses. All programs are approved
for continuing education credit for nursing and all professional
EMS levels. Physicians can also receive CME credit for the programs.
Related
article: Delivering the highest level of trauma
care
