State Trauma Advisory Board (STAB)
Patient Management Recommendations

The Oregon State Trauma Advisory Board (STAB) has approved the following guidelines for the care of specialty trauma patient populations. These guidelines represent suggested treatment methods based on a review of the literature and the expert opinion of the members of STAB. These guidelines are used at the discretion of the managing physician.

The recommendations are as follows:

			Quality Improvement
			Neuro: Head & Spine
			Chest
			Care of Specialty Patient Populations
			Protocols

Quality Improvement

Title	Type	Size	Date
Quality Improvement Indicators of Care		16K	Approved Apr. 2002

 

Neuro: Head & Spine

Title	Type	Size	Date
Neurotrauma Management Guidelines		19K	Approved Apr 2002
Imaging Criteria for Acutely Head Injuried Patients		7K	Approved Jan 2003
Vertebral X-Rays (C1-S1) in Blunt Trauma Patients		32K	Revised Nov 1998
Evidence-Based Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury		29K	Revised Sep 1998

Chest

Title	Type	Size	Date
Suspected Traumatic Rupture Of Thoracic Aorta (TRTA) or Arch Vessel		25K	approved April, 2004

 

Care of Specialty Patient Populations

Title	Type	Size	Date
Geriatric Trauma Patient Resuscitation		36K	Revised Aug 1998
Morbidly Obese Trauma Patient Resuscitation		35K	Revised Nov 1998

 

Protocols

Title	Type	Size	Date
Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) - Shock Trauma			Under Revision
DVT Prophylaxis and Therapeutic Intervention		50K	Revised Apr, 2000
Interhospital Transfer to Higher Level Care		8K	Aprroved Jul, 2000
Child Abuse Recognition & Management		31K	Aprroved Oct, 2000