Trauma NB’s Mobile Simulation Program
We are excited to announce that Trauma NB’s Mobile Simulation Program is now recognized as an Accredited Simulation Activity through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The peer-review process of this accreditation ensures that the Trauma NB Mobile Simulation Program is a national leader in pedagogical design and program infrastructure, while also…
Trauma Centre Reminders
We recently distributed a memo on Emergency Department Management of Adult Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). If you want to view the memo, click here.
Trauma Reminders 2023
The burns worksheet uses the Lund & Browder chart to calculate the TBSA burned as it is considered more precise. This Horizon and Vitalité approved burn worksheet forms part of the permanent record in the patient’s chart. For additional guidance on burn treatment, consult the Burns Consensus Statement.
Reminders to all Trauma Centers
Intubated patients should have enough sedation and analgesia to achieve and maintain a Richmond Agitation and Sedation Score (RASS) of -4. That’s no response to voice, but movement or eye opening to physical stimulation. In other words, if the patient is waving at you, you haven’t gotten there! Check out our guidance on this and…
We extend our deepest condolences – Dr. Édouard Hendriks
On behalf of the entire Trauma NB team, we share in the grief felt by family, friends and colleagues on the loss of this longstanding leader in New Brunswick’s healthcare system.
Accredited by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
We are excited to share that our Mobile Trauma Simulation program has been accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. We want to thank our partners as none of this would be possible without our provincial partners, the Department of Health, Horizon, Vitalité and Ambulance NB.
Fall 2021: Reminder to all Trauma Centres
The use of TXA – both bolus and follow-up infusion – is important in the resuscitation of all trauma patients with the potential for major blood loss. It’s also appropriate to consider in the setting of suspected intracranial injury – even before imaging.
We extend our deepest condolences – Dr. Sohrab Lutchmedial
As a physician leader with the New Brunswick Heart Centre, Sohrab was a colleague, a mentor and – most importantly – a caring, highly skilled physician for New Brunswickers. As we worked to grow the provincial trauma program, we often looked to the NBHC and to Sohrab’s contributions as models of what we could accomplish…
Award winning abstracts
Trauma NB received two awards at the 2021 Trauma Association of Canada’s Annual Scientific Conference: best oral abstract (lead author: Ian Watson) and poster abstract (lead author: Stacey McEachern). We also received a special mention from the President of TAC during the awards ceremony recognising Trauma NB’s contribution to the advancement of trauma systems in…
Reminder to all Trauma Centres
Check out our Summer 2020 guidance for all trauma centres – a collection of tips and info that we hope you find helpful!
