Motivation: Upon arrival on the scene, EMT-B's sometimes mistake dramatic fractures for life threatening injuries. The intent of this drill is to remind rescuers that extremity trauma rarely causes a ...

Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

Recently, the concept of “trauma-informed” care has permeated many mental health agencies and clinical practices. It has become clear that many of the “symptoms” and presenting problems that bring ...

Trauma is said to have occurred when the body tissues and/or organs sustain injuries caused by the transfer of some form of energy that is greater than they can tolerate (Emergency Nurses Association ...

WMU's School of Social Work provides students with the opportunity to complete a specialization in trauma practice across the lifespan, for Clinical Social Work (CSW) concentration MSW students.

A large body of studies has so far supported the notion that childhood traumatic experiences, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and separation from caregivers, significantly ...