ICU Best Practices for the Trauma Patient-Video: ICU Best Practices for the Trauma Patient: Caring for the Critically Injured

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Video Summary

In the video, Dr. Melody Campbell discusses various topics related to ICU best practices for trauma patients. She starts by introducing herself and her background in trauma nursing. She then discusses the importance of assessing, preventing, and managing pain in trauma patients. Dr. Campbell explains various pain assessment tools that can be used in the ICU, such as numeric rating scales, behavioral pain scales, and critical care pain observation tools.<br /><br />Next, she moves on to the topics of agitation and sedation. Dr. Campbell emphasizes the importance of targeting light sedation and discusses the use of tools like the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RAS) for assessment. She also highlights the need for coordination between spontaneous awakening trials (SATs) and spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) in order to promote early mobility in patients.<br /><br />Dr. Campbell then addresses the topic of delirium in trauma patients. She explains the definition of delirium and discusses the use of tools like CAM (Confusion Assessment Method) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist for assessment. She emphasizes the need to consider potential causes of delirium and implement appropriate interventions.<br /><br />The video concludes with a brief discussion on early mobility and family engagement in ICU care, as well as the importance of accurately documenting and monitoring ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in trauma patients.<br /><br />(Note: The provided summary is based on the transcript of the video. No specific credits were mentioned in the transcript.)

Keywords

ICU best practices

trauma patients

pain assessment

sedation

Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale

spontaneous awakening trials

spontaneous breathing trials

delirium

CAM

early mobility