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E M Norman

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PubMed1991

Post-traumatic stress disorder in an urban trauma population.

This descriptive study examined the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals who experienced physical traumas within the past 6 months and the relationship between severity of physical injury and PTSD. The sample consisted of 92 subjects who were treated at a Level 1 trauma center in an urban hospital. Scores on the Impact of Event Scale indicated that over half of the sample had medium or high levels of PTSD. However, the severity of physical injury from trauma was not related to PTSD development.

Adolescent↗
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Analysis of motor vehicle crash data in an urban trauma center: implications for nursing practice and research.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of risk behaviors (safety restraint use and alcohol use) and demographic characteristics of motor vehicle crash victims. DESIGN: Retrospective, descriptive, correlational. SETTING: One major, urban, Level 1 trauma center. SUBJECTS: The medical records of 864 motor vehicle crash victims (drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders) admitted to the trauma center between July 1, 1989, and June 30, 1990, were reviewed. RESULTS: Eighty-two percent of motor vehicle occupants (403 drivers and passengers) were not wearing safety restraints at the time of the crash. Thirty-six percent of drivers (92) and 42% (47) of pedestrians were intoxicated on admission to the trauma center. Failure to use safety restraints was associated with alcohol use in this population. Subjects who engaged in risk behaviors were predominantly adolescent and young adult males. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest the need for further research into correlates of risk behaviors and interventions to prevent future injury related to these behaviors.

Accidents, Traffic↗
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After the casualties: Vietnam nurses' identities and career decisions.

This qualitative study explores the effect of the Vietnam War on 50 military nurses' careers. Results indicate that the nurses' responsibilities in stateside hospitals often seemed diminished and patient needs distinct from those of battle casualties. Findings confirm that the nurses' postwar reactions were similar to those of nurse veterans of other wars, and that the year-long exposure to young wounded men in Vietnam directly altered the career choices of 44 nurses.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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How to use word processing software to conduct content analysis.

Nurses' interest and involvement in qualitative research methods has increased in recent years. Researchers who use these methods often find data analysis time-consuming and tedious. Word processing software available for personal computers can provide an efficient and organized way to accomplish qualitative data analysis used in grounded theory, ethnographic, phenomenologic, and historic research. This article describes how to transcribe interviews and create files for analysis with WordStar software.

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