Trauma Season

Tweety, BSN, RN · Mar 30, 2005

Here in Florida it's been in full swing for a while. The only good thing is there is so much traffic in the winter, high speed collisions go down and fender benders with more minor injuries.

Here's to it ending soon! :)

rjflyn, ASN, RN · Mar 30, 2005

There's a season. Ive been doing emergency medicine for years and about the only thing that changes is the mechanism of the trauma. Outdoor trauma vs indoor trauma. Age is about the same and stupidity/drugs/alcohol are the leading factors. Allthough there is the occasional bad luck- those seem to be the worst ones.

rj

Trauma Columnist · Mar 30, 2005

Okay, so if we did away with alcohol, drugs, sex and stupid people - we'd be in the unemployment line!

RNCENCCRNNREMTP · Mar 30, 2005

Here in mid-North Indiana we have already had a few motorcycle "Trauma One's". Indiana has no helmet laws so head injuries abound starting in the Spring. Unfortunately, due to the stupidity of my hospital organization, we are losing our best neurosurgeon and we will have to rely on incompetent PHI to fly out our traumas.

erjulie · Mar 31, 2005

well, at least the beginning of trauma season means the ending of the cough/puke in your face season (unless it's the head injury puking in your face) :wink2:

TinyNurse, RN · Apr 3, 2005

thanks erjulie you hit it on the head.

i already see alot of "summer" trauma at vandy..........

erjulie · Apr 7, 2005

3 days of warm weather, and already heroin ODs, motorcycle accidents ad nauseum including a fatal, burns, falls off the bike, hoo boy! bypass for 24 of the 72...

akvarmit · Apr 8, 2005

Yep - already had the first hand blown to bits from a 1/4 stick of dynamite. I said "What? It's not July yet!?" then I got it......he was drinking......duh.

Silly me.

Dawn in PA

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Apr 8, 2005

At least the drunks haven't started on their ATVs around here yet. :)

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Apr 8, 2005

At least the drunks haven't started on their ATVs around here yet. :)

We have the 4 season ATV drunks here.

RNCENCCRNNREMTP · Apr 8, 2005

3 days of warm weather, and already heroin ODs, motorcycle accidents ad nauseum including a fatal, burns, falls off the bike, hoo boy! bypass for 24 of the 72...

Bypass? It must be nice, we do not do that and we are getting overwhelmed already!