Rural trauma resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/trauma/ A resource on preventing, treating, and living with traumatic brain injury. -- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury http://www.brainline.org/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:44:05 CST http://www.brainline.org/ Serves as a national focal point for the dissemination of information on rural and frontier emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma care. REMSTTAC can be accessed by a broad range of rural and frontier EMS providers including federal grant recipients, state EMS and rural health offices, and their constituencies including rural hospitals and communities. http://www.remsttac.org/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:12:11 CST http://www.remsttac.org/ Provides a variety of resources to assess and evaluate trauma systems. Includes consultative guidance for future trauma system development. -- American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/trauma/traumasystems.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:37:04 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/traumasystems.html A fatality analysis reporting system (FARS) encyclopedia that provides statistical information on traffic fatalities including vehicle type, people involved and geographic location. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:35:15 CST http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx Discusses organized trauma care systems, which are critical to reducing mortality and morbidity in rural areas. Highlights include how access to trauma care varies by state, how rural hospitals play a role in trauma care, and a future goal of having coordinated care nationwide. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall07.php#trauma Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:01:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall07.php#trauma Depicts Level I/II trauma center coverage throughout the United States. Identifies the availability of helicopter or ambulance for transport method. http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:38:59 CST http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/ Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on Rural Health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches. -- Health Resources and Services Administration ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/QualityThroughCollaboration.pdf Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:14:15 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/QualityThroughCollaboration.pdf Provides citizen-centered research, training, and outreach to enhance rural safety and to meet the online and seminar training needs of rural transportation practitioners and policymakers. -- University of Minnesota http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/index.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:56:14 CST http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/index.html Lists rural crash statistics by state. -- University of Minnesota http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/state/2005/ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:40:21 CST http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/state/2005/ Represents physicians who practice emergency medicine. Provides a national report card that includes an assessment of the support that each state provides for its emergency medicine system. http://my.acep.org/site/PageServer?pagename=wp1_homepage Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:29:05 CST http://my.acep.org/site/PageServer?pagename=wp1_homepage Describes how death rates from traumatic injury are higher in rural United States and identifies successful statewide trauma care systems with a focus on Maine. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-trauma-victims-dying-golden-rule Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:28:29 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-trauma-victims-dying-golden-rule Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas. -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:05:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Grants to strengthen the ability of rural communities to respond to local emergencies. -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=727 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:05:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=727 Grants to improve the quality and quantity of research related to emergency medical services for children (EMSC). -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:04:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 Guidance for implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Provides strategies that can be employed to enhance rural emergency medical services. -- Transportation Research Board http://trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_500v15.pdf Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:57:36 CST http://trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_500v15.pdf A tool for those individuals who are charged with evaluating trauma systems. Provides guidelines and plans for the implementation of trauma systems. -- American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/trauma/traumasystems.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:41:59 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/traumasystems.html Provides leadership and support to develop effective EMS systems throughout the nation and formulate national EMS policy, and to foster communication and sharing among state EMS directors. http://www.nasemsd.org/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:36:35 CST http://www.nasemsd.org/ Provides a list of standardized equipment for ambulances to optimize prehospital delivery of care and includes resources needed for appropriate terrorism preparedness. -- American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/ambulance.pdf Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:24:53 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/ambulance.pdf A comprehensive resource of information and links to fact sheets, research and statistics, safety products and safety training. -- National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/index.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:09:56 CST http://www.nsc.org/issues/index.htm Works to educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death. Raises awareness about safety issues. http://www.nsc.org/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:58:26 CST http://www.nsc.org/ Lists statistics on selected measures of unintentional injuries in the United States during the years 2001-2005. -- National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/report_injury_usa.aspx Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:48:44 CST http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/report_injury_usa.aspx Presents comparison data of rural versus urban traffic fatalities by year, location, speed and blood alcohol concentration. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810625.PDF Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:34:12 CST http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810625.PDF Section from the ACS publication "Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient 2006." Lists and defines the levels of trauma care found in a trauma care system. -- American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/trauma/hospitallevels.pdf Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:11:56 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/hospitallevels.pdf Designed to provide an online handbook of definitions, models, practical suggestions and examples of performance improvement applications for trauma. Complements the ACS publication, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient. -- American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/manual.pdf Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:35:00 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/manual.pdf Detailed statistics on all injuries in the U.S. that include: morbidity, ambulatory health care, hospital inpatient health care, and mortality data. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:58:30 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm A resource for current information about the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, also known as COBRA or the Patient Anti-Dumping Law. http://www.emtala.com/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:50:23 CST http://www.emtala.com/ Works to reduce deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:41:57 CST http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ Provides access to the geographic distribution of injury-related mortality rates in the United States. Allows user to create county-level and state-level maps of age-adjusted mortality rates for the entire United States and for individual states. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/maps/default.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:39:32 CST http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/maps/default.htm Works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries. Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:35:34 CST http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ Established to further the study and practice of traumatic surgery in its various departments, in the United States and Canada. http://www.aast.org/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:34:38 CST http://www.aast.org/