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Module 6: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Segment 5: Rhabdomyolysis

Websites

Laboratory Values and Interpretation
A nurse-oriented summary of laboratory tests. Scroll down to view the test you are interested in. (Nurse Buff)
Quick Guide to Lab Values
A summary of laboratory tests. You must sign in to view the content, but access is free. (Lippincott NursingCenter)

Guidelines

Rhabdomyolysis Prevention and Treatment
Guidelines for treatment of the patient with rhabdomyolysis. (SurgicalCriticalCare.net)
Rhabdomyolysis Clinical Consensus Document
Rhabdomyolysis: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus document. (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care)

Videos

Rhabdomyolysis-An Easy Overview
Rhabdomyolysis pathophysiology and interventions (CRIT+IC)
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)