scholarly journals Comparison of the New Adult Ventilator-Associated Event Criteria to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Definition (PNU2) in a Population of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Patients*

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan M. Cirulis ◽  
Mitchell T. Hamele ◽  
Chris R. Stockmann ◽  
Tellen D. Bennett ◽  
Susan L. Bratton
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

The Speech-Language Pathologists' Role in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury for Middle and High School–Age Children: Viewpoints on Guidelines From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1363-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Brown ◽  
Katy O'Brien ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter ◽  
Tracey Wallace
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for rehabilitation professionals regarding the care of children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Given that mTBI impacts millions of children each year and can be particularly detrimental to children in middle and high school age groups, access to universal recommendations for management of postinjury symptoms is ideal. Method This viewpoint article examines the CDC guidelines and applies these recommendations directly to speech-language pathology practices. In particular, education, assessment, treatment, team management, and ongoing monitoring are discussed. In addition, suggested timelines regarding implementation of services by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are provided. Specific focus is placed on adolescents (i.e., middle and high school–age children). Results SLPs are critical members of the rehabilitation team working with children with mTBI and should be involved in education, symptom monitoring, and assessment early in the recovery process. SLPs can also provide unique insight into the cognitive and linguistic challenges of these students and can serve to bridge the gap among rehabilitation and school-based professionals, the adolescent with brain injury, and their parents. Conclusion The guidelines provided by the CDC, along with evidence from the field of speech pathology, can guide SLPs to advocate for involvement in the care of adolescents with mTBI. More research is needed to enhance the evidence base for direct assessment and treatment with this population; however, SLPs can use their extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injury as a starting point for post-mTBI care.

scholarly journals Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 172 (11) ◽  
pp. e182853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Lumba-Brown ◽  
Keith Owen Yeates ◽  
Kelly Sarmiento ◽  
Matthew J. Breiding ◽  
Tamara M. Haegerich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Prevention Guideline ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

scholarly journals Considerations for Athletic Trainers: A Review of Guidance on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Athletic Trainers' Association

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Johna K. Register-Mihalik ◽  
Kelly Sarmiento ◽  
Christina B. Vander Vegt ◽  
Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Position Statement ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control ◽  
National Athletic Trainers Association ◽  
Evidence Based Guideline

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published an evidence-based guideline, “Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Among Children.” The guideline has many applications for athletic trainers. The following commentary provides considerations for athletic trainers regarding the guideline in conjunction with the current National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement “Management of Sport Concussion” and the “Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport—The 5th International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Berlin, October 2016.”

scholarly journals Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults: aging with a TBI versus incident TBI in the aged

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1931-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Peters
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Approximately 39 million older adults (age >65) were evaluated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) in United States emergency departments during the 2-year period from 2009 to 2010, representing a 61% increase in estimates from prior years (Albrecht et al., 2015a). Across the lifespan, an estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with a TBI-related disability (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2003). With improved recognition and management, more individuals experiencing TBI are surviving to die of other causes later in life (Flanagan et al., 2005). Taken together, these statistics highlight two important populations: those who are “aging with a TBI” and “incident TBI in the aged.”

The Speech-Language Pathologists' Role in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury for Early Childhood–, Preschool–, and Elementary School–Age Children: Viewpoints on Guidelines From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1371-1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer P. Lundine ◽  
Angela H. Ciccia ◽  
Jessica Brown
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Symptom Monitoring ◽  
Cdc Guidelines ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Purpose Traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts millions of children each year, with those between birth and 4 years of age being 1 of the highest incidence groups. To address gaps in service provision specifically for children with mild TBI (mTBI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for providers. Method The goal of this commentary is to deliver viewpoints on the application of the CDC guidelines directly to speech-language pathology clinical practice, with special attention paid to assessment, symptom monitoring, and intervention using a family-centered approach to care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary students with mTBI. Results In all pediatric practice settings, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are a critical component of the care team for children who experience mTBI and should participate in symptom monitoring, assessment, intervention, education, and advocacy for this population. Conclusions SLPs can use the CDC guidelines to advocate for their role in the care of young children with mTBI. In addition, SLPs can use the guidelines to create a framework for clinical care provision when working with young children with mTBI. Much work is needed to advance evidence-based practices for this population, and dissemination of current clinical practices could help to close this gap.

Nurses’ Implementation of Guidelines for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn L. Cason ◽  
Tracy Tyner ◽  
Sue Saunders ◽  
Lisa Broome
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Care Protocol ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

• Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia accounts for 47% of infections in patients in intensive care units. Adherence to the best nursing practices recommended in the 2003 guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. • Objective To evaluate the extent to which nurses working in intensive care units implement best practices when managing adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation. • Methods Nurses attending education seminars in the United States completed a 29-item questionnaire about the type and frequency of care provided. • Results Twelve hundred nurses completed the questionnaire. Most (82%) reported compliance with hand-washing guidelines, 75% reported wearing gloves, half reported elevating the head of the bed, a third reported performing subglottic suctioning, and half reported having an oral care protocol in their hospital. Nurses in hospitals with an oral care protocol reported better compliance with hand washing and maintaining head-of-bed elevation, were more likely to regularly provide oral care, and were more familiar with rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and the organisms involved than were nurses working in hospitals without such protocols. • Conclusions The guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are not consistently or uniformly implemented. Practices of nurses employed in hospitals with oral care protocols are more often congruent with the guidelines than are practices of nurses employed in hospitals without such protocols. Significant reductions in rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia may be achieved by broader implementation of oral care protocols.

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