Penetrating buttock trauma: A life-threatening injury that highlights the importance of good collaboration with trauma receiving hospitals.

A 54-year-old lady was brought to our emergency department after falling from a stepladder onto the base of her artificial Christmas tree. The metallic rod impaled her through the right buttock. X-rays and a computerized tomography were performed prior to transport to a trauma center causing delays to her surgery.

Bioterrorism in the simulation laboratory: preparing students for the unexpected.

The use of simulation as a teaching method to present bioterrorism interventions was a success. Students found benefit in being able to apply the didactic content in potential real-world situations. We all hope that the world will not experience these kinds of threats in the future, but tomorrow's nurses should be prepared for the unexpected.