April Webinar: Trauma in the ED

Presented by: Tiffany Andrews MS, ACNP-BC, ENP-C

Accidental and traumatic injuries remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for 5.8 million deaths annually and a large percentage of ED evaluations. Increasing disease severity creates an environment that makes patient care difficult. Throughout this presentation, we will discuss the initial evaluation and management of trauma patients in the ED and how to identify potential traumatic injuries based on mechanism of injury.

Learning Objectives

• Describe mechanism of injury and triage of trauma patients in the Emergency department
• Describe the initial evaluation and management of the patient with traumatic injuries in the Emergency Department
• Identify the different types of trauma seen in the Emergency Department

About the Presenter

Tiffany Andrews is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Nursing degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in 2002. She went on to complete her ACNP/CCNS in Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency care from University of Maryland at Baltimore in 2007. She obtained her ENP-C by portfolio review in 2017. Upon completion of her MS degree, she started working at University of Maryland Medical Center, Shock Trauma Center in 2007 in Neurotrauma critical care and in 2010 moved to the Emergency department at UMMC where she stayed until 2017. In 2017, she began working with USACS in emergency medicine at Sinai Hospital, a level 2 trauma center and transitioned into the role of National Director of APP Education in 2021. In addition to her professional role, she is also the acting chair of the AAENP education committee. Her professional interests include trauma, critical care, educational training, onboarding and precepting NP students. Outside of medicine and education, Tiffany enjoys hanging out with her family and friends, exploring local restaurants, hiking with her dog porter, researching her family history and relaxing on the beach.

Registration will open in early April 2022.