Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
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The Joint Theater Trauma Registry is a standardized, retrospective data collection system for all echelons of combat casualty care. Military-specific data elements include expanded demographic data to include military branch, service, rank, military occupation, and personal protective equipment. ⋯ Trauma registries are powerful tools for process improvement. Collaboration between civilian and military trauma programs may foster improvements in registry design and data collection for both groups.
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Military medical personnel are involved in missions at home and abroad that require well-sustained skills, particularly relative to trauma response. Depending on the Department of Defense base of assignment, exposure to adequate volumes of patients with acute injury is diminishing. This article presents information on a civilian-military alliance in Maricopa County, Arizona, that is forging new territory to assist military medical personnel in getting the hands-on experiences required to maintain current skills and acquire new ones.
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The Joint Theater Trauma System (JTTS) is a formal system of trauma care designed to improve the medical care and outcomes for combat casualties of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This article describes the JTTS Trauma Performance Improvement Plan and how JTTS personnel use it to facilitate performance improvement across the entire continuum of combat casualty care.