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Module 4: Thoracic Injuries

Segment 16: The Care Continuum & Violence-Related Injuries

Websites

Injectable Acetaminophen
Website with detailed information about injectable acetaminophen. (Medicins Sans Frontieres)
Nerve Blocks for Beginners
Nerve blocks for beginners! This series of YouTube videos offers information on multiple types of nerve blocks for the management of acute and chronic pain. (Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine)
Using an Incentive Spirometer
Website with patient instructions regarding incentive spirometer use. (MedlinePlus)
Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Devices
A website with information on Positive Expiratory Pressure Devices and their use in airway clearance therapy and decreased lung volumes. (Physiopedia)
Progressive Mobility
Progressive Mobility. A website with resources and toolkits for Nurse-Driven Early Mobility Protocols. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Domestic Violence Statistics
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA) website with links to lots of related information. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
Workplace Violence in Healthcare
Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence in Healthcare. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Veto Violence
A CDC website with resources, including tools and training, for community violence prevention. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))
Injury and Violence Prevention
A CDC website with featured resources, including information on funded programs to protect youth, prevent urgent threats, and promote healthy relationships. There are links to data, statistics and reporting information on injury and violence. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))

Guidelines/Papers

ACS Best Practices Guidelines
American College of Surgeons Best Practices Guidelines for Trauma Center Recognition of Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, and Intimate Partner Violence (2019) (American College of Surgeons)
Forensic Nursing in the ED
Forensic Nursing in the Emergency Care Setting, a 2023 position statement from the Emergency Nursing Association (USA) and the International Association of Forensic Nursing. (American College of Surgeons)

Videos

Mobility in the ICU
A 2019 lecture: Importance of Mobility in the ICU. (Arizona Trauma Association)

Audio

A Leader's Role in Firearm Violence & Nursing
A podcast for healthcare providers addressing workplace violence, including mitigating harm, preventing violence, and safer workplace advocacy. (American Association of Critical Care Nurses)
Understanding and Advocating Against Workplace Violence
A discussion of firearm violence and nursing that includes promoting safety and supporting patients and community members. (American Association of Critical Care Nurses)
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)