Advanced Critical Care Rehabilitation for Multiple Trauma

Multiple Trauma

Rehabilitation for multiple trauma recovery includes a team approach focusing on maximum healing with patient and family education playing a key role.

Accidents happen. Here are some tips to help prevent injuries that could lead to multiple traumatic conditions.

To prevent injury in a motor vehicle:

• Always wear a seat belt.
• Secure or buckle children into age- and weight-appropriate seats.
• Never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Do not ride in a car with a driver who is impaired by alcohol or drugs.

• Secure banisters and handrails at all stairwells.
• Install grab bars and non-slip mats on the bathtub and shower floor.
• Exercise regularly to keep muscle tone and balance.
• Wear sturdy non-slip shoes.
• Perform a home safety check and remove things that may be tripped over.

• Wear properly fitting helmets, clothing, knee and elbow pads, wrist braces and gloves.
• Bike a minimum of three feet from parked cars, in case a door opens.
• Follow all rules, warning signs and traffic regulations during recreational activities
• Inspect equipment for damaged parts and discard or replace if damaged.
• Check your recreation area for rocks, debris and uneven surfaces.
• Never dive into water before checking water depth, submerged rocks, water craft,  or other hazards
• Never swim alone

*Sources: National Spinal Cord Injury Association, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and The Brain Injury Association of America

Our hospital’s trauma programs ensure comprehensive treatment for all patients. Our patients and their families are educated about their specific injuries and treatments and how to prepare for a discharge back home. Physical, occupational and speech therapists teach the patient and family exercises and strategies for a safe return to mobility, communication, and performing daily activities, at home and the community.

Conditions treated:

• Multiple fractures
• Multiple trauma to bone, skin and other organs
• Multi-trauma with brain injury
• Multi-trauma with spinal cord injury
• Non-traumatic brain injury
• Non-traumatic spinal cord injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Traumatic spinal cord injury

The multiple trauma rehabilitation program includes:

• State-of-the art rehabilitation technologies
• Individualized treatment plans
• Education and training for patients and their families
• Case management by licensed professionals
• Community re-entry program

After a traumatic event, seeking support and knowledge about an individual’s condition(s) can help patients and their loved ones cope with and increase their awareness of what lies ahead for recovery from multiple traumatic injuries.  If you or a loved one is coping with a brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple bone fractures or other traumatic condition, there are resources available:

• Brain Injury Association of America
• The National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Trauma.org