On Dec. 3-4, 2012, the WellStar Kennestone Hospital Trauma Center (WKHTC) hosted the first in Georgia Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) course, dedicated to the fundamental nursing care of the trauma population after the initial resuscitation phase. The course, which was held at the WellStar Development Center, was co-sponsored by the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission and Trauma Associates of Georgia.
When a trauma patient arrives in the WKHTC, a specialized, multidisciplinary Trauma Response Team identifies and treats life-threatening injuries. This initial phase of care is known as resuscitation and can last for hours to days. But what happens next? What happens over the next few days or weeks? How does care progress beyond the Emergency Department?
The interactive TCAR course provided the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to meet the complex nursing care requirements for this patient population. The presenter, Laura M. Criddle, Ph.D., RN-BC, CCRN, CEN, CNRN, FAEN, co-founded the course in 2008 and has presented the course throughout the country.
More than 100 nurses, representing the operating room, post-anesthesia recovery, critical care, acute care and clinical education at WellStar and other hospitals throughout Georgia, attended the course.
Nurses who attended provided positive feedback on the course including such comments as “… one of the best conferences I have attended” and “Excellent!”
Trauma is the leading cause of death in the first four decades of life, making care of the injured patient an important service at WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
Since the designation of our Trauma Center in November 2011, more than 2000 patients with traumatic injuries have been treated.
The WKHTC also provides monthly trauma education to trauma team members with Trauma Grand Rounds and the Trauma Education Series.
For more information on trauma education, contact Anne Rigdon, RN, BSN, CCRN at 770-793-5777 or anne.rigdon@wellstar.org.
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