title: A patient education tool for nonoperative management of blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: Blunt trauma is the primary mechanism of injury seen at Charleston Area Medical Center, a rural level I trauma center. Blunt abdominal trauma occurs as a result of various mechanisms. It can be safely managed nonoperatively and is considered to be the standard of care in hemodynamically stable patients. Appropriate patient education before discharge will enable patients to identify complications early and seek appropriate medical care.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Disease Management Program, Charleston Area Medical Center, Trauma Services, Charleston, WV 25301, USA. julie.budinger@camc.org
authors.forename: Julie Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Budinger
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012424:Rural Population; D012648:Self Care; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014903:West Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*