Module 7: Head Injuries
Segment 4: Diffuse Brain Injuries
Websites
Diffuse Axonal Injuries
Information regarding diffuse axonal injuries, including images and case examples. (Radiopaedia)
CTE Resources
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) information from the Concussion Foundation website. (Concussion Foundation)
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
A series of blog posts on blunt cerebrovascular injury in adults and children. (The Trauma Pro)
Guidelines
Coma Guidelines
Coma guidelines from the Brain Trauma Foundation. (Brain Trauma Foundation)
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury, Evaluation and Management
EAST Practice Management Guidelines for patients with blunt cerebrovascular injury. (Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (USA))
Practice Guideline: Disorders of Consciousness
2018 guideline for disorders of consciousness lasting 28 days or longer. (American Academy of Neurology)
Audio
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI)
Trauma ICU Rounds podcast. 48 minutes (Trauma ICU Rounds)
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)