International journal of trauma nursing
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Guerilla warfare procedures injuries that are intended to have a psychologic as well as a physical effect on the victims. Intentional violence in the form of punishment beatings or shootings inflicted on one person are used to control the behavior of members of a like group. Bombings and social chaos are used to disrupt life in the community and produce random types of violent injuries. In Belfast health care providers care for trauma victims from both sides of the warfare and are subject to becoming victims of violence themselves.
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A level 1 trauma center is challenged to provide optimal trauma care to patients in the region it serves. One approach is to increase the knowledge and clinical skills of all trauma care providers, especially those who work outside urban areas. This article describes one trauma center's experience of integrating rural nursing education into an existing medical trauma outreach program. The educational strategies, example of course content, and organizational aspects of the program are described, along with marketing strategies used to promote the program.