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Trauma Protocols Resources
ATLS
General Trauma Medicine Resources and Trauma Protocols. The complete on-line guide in trauma management.
A Simple Guide to Trauma - Full Text Online
ABC Trauma resuscitation. This tutorial gives some guidelines regarding early
management of the resuscitation phase of severe trauma and is intended for either final year medical students or junior resident staff.
ACS Trauma Definitions
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Newsletter
Amendments to Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 1999
Ballistic Wounding Penetrating injuries from gunshot wounds are a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in the United States. This lesson explains how physicians can use ballistic principals to better understand and treat firearm injuries.
Basic Trauma Life Support - BTLS of Florida
Burns - Mass trauma and disasters such as explosions and fires can cause a
variety of serious injuries, including burns. These can include thermal burns, which are caused by contact with flames, hot liquids, hot surfaces, and other
sources of high heat as well as chemical burns and electrical burns. It is vital that people understand how to behave safely in mass trauma and fire
situations, as well as comprehend basic principles of first aid for burn victims. For burns, immediate care can be lifesaving. CDC, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control
Circulation
Coping with a Traumatic Event - Information for Health
Professionals. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Critical Care Considerations in Trauma: eMedicine
Domestic Violence: A Major Public Health Problem (70K PDF)
Dysfunction of the Central Nervous System
Electrical Injuries - eMedicine
Equipment for Ambulances (45K PDF)
European Course Trauma Care
Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians - As the risk of terrorist
attacks increases in the U.S., disaster response personnel must understand the unique pathophysiology of injuries associated with explosions and must be
prepared to assess and treat the people injured by them. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Exposure
How-To Handbook, Trauma Performance Improvement (123 K PDF)
Initial Evaluation and Management of the Burn Patient - eMedicine
Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient: eMedicine
Injuries and Mass Trauma Events - Information for Health
Professionals. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
LAC+USC Medical Center Trauma Management Protocols
Lightning Injuries - eMedicine
Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor - In the confusion that often follows a mass trauma
event, managing a hospital can be challenging. Past mass trauma events show patterns of hospital use. It is possible to estimate initial casualty volume and
pattern after a mass trauma event. Public health professionals and hospital administrators can use this information to handle resource and staffing issues
during a mass trauma event. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Organ Procurement Considerations in Trauma - eMedicine
Pedestrian Versus Motor Vehicle Accidents: An Analysis of 5,000 Patients
Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity - Information for Health
Professionals. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Predicting Injuries from Mechanisms Risk ratios of injuries based on mechanism in 137,500
seriously injured trauma center patients.
Prehospital Trauma Life Support is a continuing education program developed by the Prehospital Trauma Life
Support Committee of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with the Committee on Trauma of the American College of
Surgeons.
Prevention of Injuries (88K PDF)
Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity - Information for Health
Professionals. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Primary Survey
Revised Trauma Score
SkinCell International Forum for Skin Disorders - Take part in an informative and friendly forum for sufferers of
skin diseases and disorders, complaints and all forms of skin trauma. Common topics include Acne Rosacea, Eczema, Psoriasis and Rashes.
Texas EMS/Trauma Systems
The Revised Trauma Score - A physiological scoring system, with high inter-rater reliability and
demonstrated accuracy in predicting death. It is scored from the first set of data obtained on the patient, and consists of Glasgow Coma Scale, Systolic
Blood Pressure and Respiratory Rate.
The Trauma Training Center - Tutorial Program
Trauma Tutorial Case 1
Trauma
Tutorial Case 2
Trauma.org has a discussion of ATLS protocols which were originally published by the American College of Surgeons and
the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Trauma as a Public Health Problem
Trauma Cases
Trauma Centers - New York State
Trauma Center Standards & Review - New York State
Trauma Definitions - New York State
Trauma Education has been set up as a focal point for educating the greater
public about Trauma.
Trauma Handbook Liverpool Hospital Department of Trauma Services (5th
edition) July 1994
Trauma In The Elderly
Trauma-list discussion
Trauma Management Protocols
Trauma Net Home Page
Trauma Patient Presentations
Trauma Performance Improvement: A How-To Handbook (123 K PDF)
this manual is to complement the American College of Surgeons' resources document, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 1999, by providing an
online handbook of practical suggestions and examples of performance improvement applications for trauma. This document reflects a variety of definitions,
models, and examples.
Trauma Practice Guidelines are available in two formats: text and Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Text files usually
split the document into two or three parts. Acrobat files contain the entire text of the guideline in one document. All materials Copyright Eastern
Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 1998
Trauma Protocol Registry at The University of Edinburgh
Trauma Scoring Systems - eMedicine
Trauma Team The trauma team is ideally made up of a group of doctors, nurses, operating
department assistants, radiographers and other support personnel who have no other commitment that day than to receive and treat trauma patients.
Trauma Triad of Death A dangerous trio of disorders compounds your patient's
risk.
UTHSCSA Trauma Page
Virtual Trauma Center A selection of interesting and unusual cases from our logs. A
brief history is provided, along with appropriate graphics and laboratory studies. Readings of x-rays may be obtained by clicking on radiology consult.
Finally, our solution to the problem is described and a brief review of the literature is included.
Trauma Practice Guideline - Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 1998
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