Number 5 :)

http://www.blessinghospital.com/graphics/assets/media/Emergency%20Medical%20Services/PEDS%20S03.pdf

1. Content: Ok so I'm not going to lie, this one is 48 pages....I did not read them all but skimmed some instead :). This article/site seems VERY informative on Peds Trauma. It goes from intro to nursing diagnoses and trauma scores. This site is actually the State of Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist Program course content. I like the information provided here. There is even a quiz at the end.

2. Design: The article is not flashy but does not need to be. There are graphs and table where appropriate. There are no pictures or visuals though. I think this would be more helpful in this type of article.

3. Disclosure: This article clearly states at the top who wrote it. The author has the credentials of RN, BSN, TNS (Trauma Nurse Specialist) and CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse).

4. Currency: There are 3 dates associated with this article. I am assuming these are when it was updated. The most recent is Jan 2003. It is getting some date on it and I'm sure there is probably some new information out there.

5. Authority of sources. There is a list of resources at the end of the article. 1992 is the oldest resource.

6. Ease of use: Even though the article is long, it is easy to navigate however a bad to navigate to different sections would be nice. The graphs and tables are easy to read and understand.

7. Accessibility: I accessed the site via Yahoo search. I also saved the address and got back to it that way. You also may be able to search for the name of the document.

8. Intended Audience: The inteded audience for this site/article is nurses interested in the Trauma Nurse Specialist program in Illinois.

9. Contact addresses: There is no contact address associated with the article.

10. User support: There is no user support for this article however, I'm not sure there is any needed. If one has questions on the content answers can be found through other medical sites.

Summary: I will definately be using this information for my online community. Even though the information is from 2003, the information is very concise and accurate from what I can tell. I enjoyed reading through the information for this critique. Also I read on one of the sites posted on Blackboard for critiqing that the % in the address indicates users, members, or people that use it. I think the % before and after the wording indicates the site is for emergency medical services staff interested in Peds.