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Emergency Medicine - Trauma Resources

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Abdominal Trauma

Abdominal Trauma, Penetrating - eMedicine

Abdominal Trauma - University of Iowa Health Care

Abdominal Vascular Injuries - eMedicine

American College of Surgeons Abdominal Trauma Algorithm

Biliary Trauma - eMedicine

Bowel Regimen

Damage Control Surgery - an Overview

Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma (680K PDF)

Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Exsanguinating Pelvic Trauma

Kidney Injury Grade

laparoscopy in Trauma

Liver Injury Grade

Non-Operative Management of Blunt Injury to the Liver and Spleen

Pancreatic Injury Grade

Penetrating Trauma: True Abdomen

Pancreatic Trauma - eMedicine

Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Guidelines for Evaluation

Penetrating Intraperitoneal Colon Injuries

Pregnancy, Trauma

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Renal laceration following blunt trauma

Renal Trauma

Spleen Injury Grade

Splenectomy Protocol

Splenic Rupture - eMedicine

Traum Aid Project is a program developed over the past twelve years to assist physicians with the diagnosis and treatment of penetrating trauma (gunshot and stab wounds) to the chest and abdomen.

Trauma and Pregnancy - eMedicine

Trauma in Pregnancy Protocol

Ultrasound in Trauma - Focused Assessment with Sonography (FAST)

Chest Trauma

Atrial Fibrillation

Blunt Cardiac Injury

Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Blunt Trauma, and Operative Care in Microgravity

Central Venous Catheter Protocol

Chest Tube Protocol

CT/DPL Decision Tree

Diagnosis and Management of Blunt Aortic Injury

Emergency Department Thoracotomy

Emergency Thoracotomy - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Thoracotomy (Windows Media)  Real Player - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Tracheal Intubation Following Traumatic Injury

Flail Chest - eMedicine

Managing Life-Threatening Thoracic Injuries (39K PDF)

Management of Flail Chest

Management of Trauma in Pregnancy

Needle Thoracostomy - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Needle Thoracostomy (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Non-operative management of thoracic vascular injury

Pediatric Chest Trauma

Pericardiocentesis - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Pericardiocentesis (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Tube Thoracostomy for Traumatic Hemopneumothorax

Chest Trauma - The Virtual Hospital

Screening of Blunt Cardiac Injury

Tension Pneumothorax - eMedicine

Thoracic trauma images available in the Image bank

Tube Thoracostomy - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Tube Thoracostomy (Windows Media)  Real Player - Video instruction on invasive life-savving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Extremities

AAOS On-Line Service Page

Acetabular Fractures

AO Classification of long bone fractures

AO Foundation

Classification & Images (Image bank)

Complications of Limb Salvage Management in Severe Open Tibial Shaft Fractures

Distal Radial Fractures

Distal Radius Fractures - eRadius

Distal Radius Fractures Classification - A classification for extraarticular distal radius fractures and indications for treatment.

Distal Radius Fractures closed treatment and cast application - The indication to perform closed reduction could be a definitive treatment for an uncomplicated Colles wrist fracture. Closed reduction may be applied to more complicated fractures followed by a post-reduction re-assessment of the fracture configuration to decide if the fracture needs further treatment.

DVT Protocol

Electronic Journal of Orthopedics

Exsanguinating Pelvic Injuries: OTA-AAST Symposium

Fractures treatment guide

HWB Foundation

Internet Journal of Orthopaedics (University of Dusseldorf)

Introductory cases

Literature review

Management of Hand Injuries (410K PDF)

Management of Pelvic Hemorrhage in Pelvic Fracture

Management of Penetrating Trauma to the Lower Extremity

Management of Severe Lower Extremity Trauma: Early Care And Outcome Considerations

Online Orthopedic Reference

Optimal Timing of Long Bone Fracture Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients

OrthoNews Magazine

Orthopedics Home Page

Orthopedic Trauma Association

Peripheral Vascular Trauma - An introduction to the pathophysiology, assessment and management of peripheral vascular injuries.

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Open Fractures

Restoring Elbow Stability After Fracture-Dislocation

     Part I: Elbow Anatomy and Patterns of Injury

     Part II: Diagnosis and Management

Scaphoid Fractures

Symposium case

Symposium Details

Total Hip Arthroplasty

Vascular trauma images available in the Image bank

Head and Neck

Acute management of TBI

Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events - Information for Clinicians. CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Brain Injury, a Brief Overview - BIAUSA

Brain Trauma Foundation

Cerebral perfusion pressure

Cervical Spine Clearance Moulage

Closed Head Injury

Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Suffering Minor Head Trauma

Concussion - Jeff Mann EM guide maps

Control of intracranial pressure

Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States (CDC)

Fracture-dislocation of C2/3 treated with lag screw fixation

Glasgow Coma Score

Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Cervical Spine

Guidelines for Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

Guidelines for the Management of Severe Brain Injury

Head injury - Jeff Mann EM guide maps

Head Injury - Pathophysiology and management of severe closed injury

Head Trauma - eMedicine

Helmet Removal from Injured Patients - American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, April 1997 [PDF 4pp. 180KB]

Helmet Removal from Injured Patients, Techniques of (175 K PDF)

Initial Management of Maxillofacial Injuries (125 K PDF)

Initial Evaluation and Management of CNS Injury - eMedicine

Initial Evaluation and Management of Maxillofacial Injuries - eMedicine

Interpreting the Lateral Cervical Spine X-Ray

Intracranial pressure

Iowa Family Practice Handbook - Head Trauma

Iowa Health Book - Head Injuries

Management of Head Injury (20 K PDF)

Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Medic Planet - Head Injuries

Merck Manual - Head Injuries

Merck Manual - Trauma of the Head

Methylprednisolone Protocol for Spinal Cord Injury

NASD - First Aid for Head Injuries

National Neurotrauma Society (US)

Neuromonitoring

Neurotrauma and Critical Care (AANS)

Neurotrauma Moulage

Neurotrauma Registry - A web based, national directory of brain and spinal cord injury programs and professionals. The site offers a brain map, a spinal cord map, a bibliography and information on what can happen following an injury. The site lists upcoming events and conferences relevant to brain or spinal cord injury.

Penetrating Neck injuries - Jeff Mann EM guide maps

Penetrating Neck Trauma - eMedicine

Plain Film Radiology of the Cervical Spine

Radiology of TBI

Removal of Football Equipment Following Cervical Spine X-ray

Spine Surgery Home Page

Spine Online

Stabilization of the Cervical Spine

Stabilization of the Cervical Spine in the Polytrauma Patient

Trauma: Ophthalmologic Emergencies

UCLA Neurosurgery

Vertebral artery injury associated with cervical spine fracture

Virtual Naval Hospital - GMO Manual

Pharmacologic

Analgesia and Sedation Protocol

Antibiotic Protocol

Barbiturate Coma

Blood Substitute First Randomized Trial of Polymerized Hemoglobin in Acute Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Fever Protocol

Fungal Infection Protocol

Lab Protocol

Massive Transfusion

Microgravity, Blunt Trauma and Operative Care

Nutritional Support

Prevention of Thromboembolic Complications in Injured Patients (40K PDF)

Rapid Sequence Intubation

Shock, Hemorrhagic - eMedicine

Sims Level 1 Rapid Infuser - On-line Operator Manual

Sims HL90 Fluid Warmer - On-line Operator Manual

Stress Prophylaxis

Transfusion and Autotransfusion - eMedicine

Transfusion for Massive Blood Loss

Vascular: IJ - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Vascular: IJ (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Vascular: Femoral - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Vascular: Femoral (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Vascular: Subclavian - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Vascular: Subclavian (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Pulmonary

Airway Management of the Trauma Victim

Breathing

Bronchial Hygiene Protocol

Cricothyroidotomy - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Cricothyroidotomy (Windows Media)  Real Player - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Endotracheal Intubation - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Endotracheal Intubation (Windows Media)  Real Player - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Retrograde Intubation - Online Training Module in Life-saving Invasive Procedures. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Retrograde Intubation (Real Player) - Video instruction on invasive life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians. Northwestern University Division of Emergency Medicine

Trauma Nursing

Accident Prevention - Does it Prevent Traumatic Injury?

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN)

Development of Trauma Nursing in the UK

Dutch Trauma Nursing

Dutch Association of Accident & Emergency Nurses

Emergency Nurse

Emergency Nursing Association

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Care Course (ENPC)

International Journal of Trauma Nursing

Minimal trauma nursing education recommendations

Society of Trauma Nurses

Swedish Association of Trauma Nurses

The International Journal of Trauma Nursing

Trauma Nurse

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Trauma RN Los Angeles CA

Traumatic Wounds

Witnessed Trauma Resuscitation - Can relatives be present?