External Fixation Principles and Overview

Discussion of external fixation of extremity fractures. (StatPearls)

External Fixators

External fixator Information. (AfterTrauma)

Guidelines/Papers

Appropriate Interfacility Patient Transfer

American College of Emergency Physicians Policy Statement on Interfacility Patient Transfer. (American College of Emergency Physicians)

EMS Interfacility Transport

Discussion of interfacility patient transport. (StatPearls)

Traction Principles

Traction Principles and Application (Royal College of Nursing (UK))

ACS Best Practices Guidelines

American College of Surgeons Best Practices Guidelines: The Management of Orthopaedic Trauma (2015) (American College of Surgeons)

Safe Transfer Guidelines

Clinical practice guideline #16 from the Northern Ireland Major Trauma Network covering the safe transfer of patients from one facility to another. (Northern Ireland Major Trauma Network)

Transporting Critically Ill Patients

Recommendations for the transport of critically ill patients within a hospital or to another institution. You must sign in to view the content, but access is free. (Lippincott NursingCenter)

Videos

Femoral Shaft Fracture Intramedullary Nailing

A video explaining intramedullary nail insertion for femoral shaft fractures. Includes actual surgical footage. (YouTube)

Antegrade Femoral Nail System Surgical Technique

Animated instructions on femoral nail insertion. (Orthobullets.com)