Orthopedic Trauma

Abstract

Orthopedic trauma is frequently encountered by critical care nurses as trauma team members providing care to the severely injured. Through actual case examples, the role of the critical care nurse and orthopedic trauma management is reviewed. Focus is on unstable pelvic fractures, extremity fractures, compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, mangled extremities, gunshot-wound fractures, and damage-control orthopedics.

Orthopedic Traumas Observed in Emergency Departments and Nursing Care

“…Niteliksiz ve uygun olmayan hemşirelik girişimi nedeniyle travmalı hastalarda, sekonder yaralanma riski görülebilmektedir. Bu nedenle, travmalı hastalarda mortalite, morbidite ve hastanede kalış süresinin azaltmak için acil servis çalışanlarının iyi eğitim almış ve disiplinli olmasının önemi büyüktür (2,22,30,31) .…”

Care of the Orthopaedic Trauma Patient

“…The wound VAC is used most often in orthopaedic trauma patients after debridement with or without infection or fasciotomy wounds performed for compartment syndrome. [14][15][16][17][18] Pain Assessment and management of pain are important parts of the scope of care provided to the orthopaedic trauma patient in the perianesthesia continuum of care. The trauma patient who sustains significant disruption of musculoskeletal tissues and ruptured organs will have severe pain that may include more than the surgical site.…”