The three phases of trauma care (pre-hospital; hospital; and post- acute/rehabilitation) are based upon a philisophy of a continuum of care, which in turn necessitates a continuum of information. Trauma Informatics will be the first book to cover the subject of information systems in the treatment of trauma patients through the three phases of trauma. As the book covers Trauma from incident through return to work, any of the providers, managers, and support staff who are involved in using, collecting or managing information will benefit from this comprehensive approach to trauma informatics.

First book to closely examine the role of IT in treating trauma patients * Covers a broad spectrum of possible scenarios * Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Zusammenfassung
It can be further argued that care of the trauma patient is one of the better examples of informatics and the potential benefit to the health profession­ als who care for these patients. The first example is care of combat casualties, including battlefield resuscitation, evacuation, acute care, and ultimate return to the continental United States.

Inhalt
Section I.- 1 Trauma Informatics: Today's Vision, Tomorrow's Concepts.- Section II.- 2 Informatics in Prehospital Care.- 3 Vehicle Crash Investigation.- 4 Informatics in the Emergency Department.- 5 Informatics in Emergency Radiology.- 6 Intensive Care Unit.- 7 Rehabilitation Informatics.- Section III.- 8 Trauma Registry Data Definition, Acquisition, and Evaluation.- 9 Trauma Registry Informatics: Hospital Perspectives.- 10 Trauma Registry Informatics: State Perspectives.- 11 Trauma Registry Informatics: National Perspectives.- Section IV.- 12 Trauma Informatics: Guidelines, Protocols, and Pathways.