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Module 6: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Segment 9: Inpatient Complications

Websites

Fat Embolism Syndrome and Orthopedic Surgery
A discussion of fat embolism syndrome after orthopedic surgery. (The Trauma Pro)
PTSD Basics
Information about post-traumatic stress with links to related topics. (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs)
PTSD Treatment and Facts
Information about post-traumatic stress with links to related topics. (Anxiety & Depression Association of America)
Acute Stress Disorder vs PTSD
Information about PTSD vs. acute stress disorder. (bridgestorerecovery.com)
Trauma Survivors Network
Trauma Survivors Network website with links to numerous resources for patients and survivors. (Trauma Survivors Network)
Delirium Prevention and Safety
A website from the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center out of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with information on the A2F Bundle for Delirium Prevention in Critically Ill and injured patients. (ICUdelirium.org)

Guidelines

Alcohol Withdrawal
Summary of the 2020 American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines for the management of alcohol withdrawal. You must sign in to view the content, but access is free. (Lippincott NursingCenter)
Alcohol Withdrawal Management
2020 clinical practice guideline from the American Society of Addiction Medicine for the management of alcohol withdrawal. (American Society of Addiction Medicine)
Substance Use Disorder
Summary of the 2021 Veterans Affairs (USA) clinical practice guideline for substance use disorder. You must sign in to view the content, but access is free. (Lippincott NursingCenter)

Calculators

CIWA-Ar for Alcohol Withdrawal
CIWA-Ar for Alcohol Withdrawal (MD+CALC)
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)