Module 1: Trauma Care Spectrum
Segment 2: Trauma System Entry Criteria
Websites
2022 National Field Triage Guidelines
The 2022 National Guidelines for the Field Triage of Injured Patients USA (American College of Surgeon)
National Pediatric Readiness Project
EMSC website has information on the Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project and the National Pediatric Readiness Project. How ready is your trauma center to care for injured children?
(Emergency Medical Services for Children)
Official NPRP Open Assessment
A website with tools to assess ED readiness to care for ill and injured children. (National Pediatric Readiness Project)
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)
AAAM Digital AIS tool. (Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)
Injury Severity Scoring
A website with a brief summary of information on the Injury Severity Score. The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) designed and improves upon this scale.
(Wikipedia)
Injury Severity Scoring
A website with a brief summary of information on the Injury Severity Score. The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) designed and improves upon this scale.
(Wikipedia)
Guidelines
ABA Burn Patient Transfer Criteria
Guidelines for Burn Patient Referral. (American Burn Association)
Calculators
Injury Severity Score Calculator
This ISS calculator evaluates trauma severity according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale for multiple injuries in different body regions. (The Calculator)
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
Online calculator to determine a patient's injury severity score. (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)