ABSTRACT

Contents Critical Care .............................................................................................................................372 Components of the Critical Care Environment ........................................................................373 Cardiac/Medical Intensive Care ................................................................................................374 Organ Donation and Transplantation .......................................................................................375 Trauma .....................................................................................................................................376 Complications of Traumatic Injury ...........................................................................................376 Trauma Center Designation .................................................................................................... 377 Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV Trauma Centers ..........................................................378 Air-Medical Transportation of the Injured Patient ....................................................................379 Ground/Ambulance Transportation of the Injured Patient .......................................................379 Review of Medical Records of Trauma Care ..............................................................................379 Extremes of Ages: Pediatric and Geriatric Critical Care ........................................................... 380 Pediatric Critical Care: Evaluation and Treatment Considerations ........................................... 380 Review of Medical Records for Pediatric Cases ........................................................................ 382 Pediatrics ................................................................................................................................. 382 Geriatric Critical Care: Evaluation and Treatment Considerations ........................................... 383 Review of Medical Records for Geriatric Cases ........................................................................ 384 Th e LNC and Critical Care Record Review: Key Issues in Critical Care Nursing......................385