Module 3: The Body's Response to Injury
Segment 4: Ventilation & Diffusion
Websites
Microcap™ Handheld Capnographs
Manufacturer's website with links to detailed information about various capnography measurement devices. (Medtronic)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
A web page with information on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). (Wikipedia)
Pulse Oximetry Devices
Manufacturer's website with links to information about pulse oximetry measurement devices. (Masimo)
Capnography Explained
A web page with information on capnography. (Wikipedia)
PaO2/FiO2 Ratio
A description of the P:F ratio. (Life in the FastLane)
Capnography Waveform Interpretation
A website with information on interpreting capnography waveforms. (Life in the FastLane)
Videos
Alveolar Gas Exchange
An animated explanation of alveolar diffusion. (ScienceSauceOnline)
Audio
Acute Respiratory Failure I
Trauma ICU Rounds podcast. Mechanisms & Pathophysiology. 37-minute audio (Trauma ICU Rounds)
Acute Respiratory Failure II
Trauma ICU Rounds podcast. Recognition, Management & Oxygen Therapies. 23-minute audio. (Trauma ICU Rounds)
Capnography
An Emdocs podcast about capnography that includes content notes and waveform drawings. (emDocs)
ARDS Fundamentals
Trauma ICU Rounds podcast ARDS Fundamentals I: Classification, Pathophysiology & Initial Vent Management (Trauma ICU Rounds)
Calculators
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)