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Module 3: The Body's Response to Injury

Segment 3: The Body's Shock Responses

Videos

The Autonomic Nervous System
A description of the autonomic nervous system. The video is geared towards a young audience but is entertaining and uses some interesting analogies. (Crash Course)
The Inflammatory Response
A discussion of the body's inflammatory response to injury. (Neural Academy)
The "Oooh-la-la" Response
A 2018 lecture: Inflammation of Critical Illness and Injury: The "Oooh-La-La" Response (Arizona Trauma Association)
WHO Mortality Database

A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)

Injuries and violence

The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)

Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card

Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)