407 - Traumatic Brain Injuries

| The Surgical Technologist | NOVEMBER 2017 508 ing in small hospitals in Maine and New Hampshire. Wayne lives with June, his wife of 36 years, in a timber-framed home he built himself in Denmark, Maine. His 21-year-old daugh- ter Perry recently married an Air Force Munitions Specialist and resides in Germany, while his 26-year-old son Timothy works as a shift leader at a local restaurant. Wayne’s hobbies include working on almost any project involving wood, hik- ing the slopes of nearby Pleasant Mountain and helping his wife research and write her historical novel series based in nearby Fryeburg, Maine. He recently built his first, authentic 2-fathom Birch-bark canoe, and is planning his second one and hoping to make this interest part of his retirement plan. R E F E R E N C E S 1. Meeker,Margaret H and Rothrock,Jane C.Alexander’s Care of The Patient in Surgery, Tenth Edition.Mosby-Year Book Inc. 1995. 2. Faul, M; Xu, L; Wauld, MM; Coronado,VG; Traumatic Brain Injury: Emer- gency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2000-2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.Atlanta, GA. 2010. 3. Traumatic Brain Injury. Special Education Guide. Accessed October 2017. “http://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/traumatic- brain-injury” www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/traumat- ic-brain-injury 4. Teasdale, G; Jennett, B. Assessment of Coma and Impaired Consciousness. The Lancet. 1974. 304;7872 5. Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury. Brain Injury Institute.org. 2011.Accessed Octo- ber 2017. “ http://www.braininjuryinstitute.org/brain-injury-types/diffuse- axonal-brain-injury.html” www.braininjuryinstitute.org/brain-injury-types/ diffuse-axonal-brain-injury.html 6. Chu, E; Lieberman, G; Current Trends in the Imaging of Diffuse Axonal. 2009.Accessed October 2017. “ http://eradiology.bidmc.harvard.edu/Learn- ingLab/central/Chu.pdf. “ http://eradiology.bidmc.harvard.edu/Learn- ingLab/central/Chu.pdf. 7. William Herring, MD, FSCR; Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics. Mosby, 2007. 8. Traumatic brain injury. Mayo Clinic. 2014.Accessed October 2017. https:// www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/basics/ complications/con-20029302 C E E X A M Earn CE Credits at Home You will be awarded continuing educa- tion (CE) credits toward your recertifica- tion after reading the designated arti- cle and completing the test with a score of 70% or better. If you do not pass the test, it will be returned along with your payment. Send the original answer sheet from the journal and make a copy for your records. If possible use a credit card (debit or credit) for payment. It is a faster option for processing of credits and offers more flexibility for correct payment. When submitting multiple tests, you do not need to submit a separate check for each journal test. You may submit multiple journal tests with one check or money order. Members this test is also available online at www.ast.org . No stamps or checks and it posts to your record automatically! Members: $6 per credit (per credit not per test) Nonmembers: $10 per credit (per credit not per test plus the $400 nonmember fee per submission) After your credits are processed, AST will send you a letter acknowledging the number of credits that were accepted. Members can also check your CE credit status online with your login information at www.ast.org . 3 WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR CE CREDITS Mail to: AST, Member Services, 6 West Dry Creek Circle Ste 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031 Fax CE credits to: 303-694-9169 E-mail scanned CE credits in PDF format to: [email protected] For questions please contact Member Services - [email protected] or 800-637-7433, option 3. Business hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MT