Publication: Management of Patients with Abdominal Stab Wounds
Journal of Trauma - May 01, 2009
New Publication: Management of patients with anterior
abdominal stab wounds: a Western Trauma Association
multicenter trial. J. Trauma. 2009 May;66(5):1294-301.
New Publication: Before and After the Trauma Bay: The Prevention of Violent Injury Among Youth.
Cummingham R, Knox L, Fein J, Harrison S, Frisch K, Walton M, Dicker R, Calhoun D, Becker M, Hargarten SW.
Despite a decline in the incidence of homicide in recent years, the United States retains the highest youth homicide rate among the 26 wealthiest nations.
NVDRS links information from multiple sources-death certificates, law enforcement reports, medical examiner and coroner re-ports and crime laboratories-to more fully understand the circum-stances of violent deaths in 16 funded states. It includes data on homicides, suicides, legal intervention deaths, unintentional firearm deaths, and deaths of undetermined intent. This kind of comprehensive and detailed information can be used to develop, implement, and monitor prevention strategies, which some NVDRS states have already done
By M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS
November 2008, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
Wraparound Case Managers Praised
San Francisco General Hospital - Sep 05, 2008
Note written to the Director of Wraparound concerning Case Managers by social worker, Amy Furr:
"I am one of the night shift ED social workers and I had to take a minute this morning to tell you how amazing Javier and Ricardo were last night. As I am sure you heard, or will hear, there were two shootings last night, two people were killed and one man is on 4E with an unsurvivable injury. Given all of the events last night, there was no way I could have provided support to all of the families that were grieving and needing to see their loved ones. Javier and Ricardo both stayed at the hospital late (very late) to work with the families of the first shooting victims and provided them with so much support. They were able to bring family into 4E to say goodbye and to give them information. I know you are already aware of how hard they work and the amazing job that they do, but I had to write, not only because they were so key in helping the families through this last night, but because their obvious compassion and concern is so rare to find and I really wanted to acknowledge it. So a huge thank-you to the Wraparound Project. This situation was just one of many where I have been so grateful for the work you all do."
Wraparound Receives NAPH Award
NAPH Website - Jun 01, 2008
At the Annual Conference of the National Association of Public
Hospitals the Wraparound Project received
the: REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES
AWARD. The award recognizes an organization that reduced
the instances of inequities and inconsistencies through the
continuum of care by promoting access to culturally appropriate
care, equal availability and utilization of services.
The number of victims with gunshot or stab wounds admitted to
San Francisco General Hospital has climbed over the last five years
with more than 440 patients either shot or knifed in 2007.
Dr, Rochelle Dicker, a trauma surgeon at the hospital is quoted as
saying, "Unfortunately, the sad part of having so much experience
is you get really adept at what you do."
Dr. Dicker is pictured at left with the case managers for the
Wraparound Project who help those at risk for repeat violence.
"Peggy Knudson, MD, San Francisco General
Hospital trauma surgeon of 18 years, has been selected for a second
time to work at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, as part of
the Senior Visiting Surgeon Program funded jointly by the American
Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American College of
Surgeons and the US military."
