Practice Resources

This infographic provides information on mass casualty and disaster triage. It covers basic principles, globally used triage systems and color meanings, resources and common types of mass casualty incidents and disasters.

This supported consensus statement provides guidance on the role of backboards and spinal immobilization in out-of-hospital situations.

This topic brief provides an overview of TEG, examines implications of TEG for emergency nursing practice including its application in trauma resuscitation and discuesses opportunities for future research.

This position statement discusses the importance of trauma education, the recommended systematic processes for evaluating a trauma patient, and other injury prevention responsibilities of the trauma nurse. 

This infographic describes what tranexamic acid is, how it is administered and contraindications.

This infographic describes the steps to initiate when someone is bleeding and can be posted or provided to patients as bystanders.

This infographic provides clear instructions on how ED nurses can become a Stop the Bleed instructor.

This infographic provides an algorithm to assist in determining when it is apporpriate to use the log roll maneuver.

This infographic provides information on different options for safely storing firearms, which can easily be shared with patients and visitors.

This position statement discusses the issues surrounding emergency nurses as advocates for injury prevention.

This position statement expresses ENA's support of screening patients regarding firearms, childhood access prevention laws, and laws that prohibit access to firearms by those who have domestic violence restraining orders against them or have been convicted of domestic violence and...

This topic brief providers emergency nurses with a general overview of TXA, including a historical background and its sapplication in trauma patient care.

This topic brief educates emergency nurses on the prevalence of firearm injuries in the U.S., discusses populations at risk, reviews safe storage practices and provides suggestions for patient education.