Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Emergency Medicine

Penetrating Head Injury Patient/Family Resources

Pediatrics | Spanish | Miscellaneous

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Head Injuries - What to Watch for Afterward: Access document
    • Head Injury: Book List: Access documents
• NeurosurgeryToday.org (American Association of Neurological Surgeons): Homepage
  • What is Neurosurgery: Table of contents
    • Patient Resources: List of documents
      • Head Injury: Access document
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Homepage
  • Disorders Information: List of documents
    • Traumatic Brain Injury: Access document
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Concussion in Sports: Access document
• American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • Head Injuries: Access document
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Head Injury: English | Spanish
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 6. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 87. Head Injuries: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Cerebral Contusions and Lacerations: Access document

Pediatrics

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Head Trauma (Pediatric Version): Access document
    • Head Trauma (Brief Pediatric Version): English | Spanish
    • Prevention of Head Trauma (Pediatric Version): English | Spanish
    • Head Injury: Book List: Access documents
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
  • Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
    • First Aid and Safety: List of documents
      • Head Injuries: Access document

Spanish

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Head Trauma (Brief Pediatric Version): English | Spanish
    • Prevention of Head Trauma (Pediatric Version): English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Head Injury: English | Spanish

Miscellaneous Penetrating Head Injury Patients/Family Resources

• Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
  • Head Injury: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Head and Brain Injuries: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Brain Injury
  Additional Brain Injury resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Neurological Disorders
  Additional Neurological Disorders resources (These sites have not been reviewed.) 
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Neurology
  Additional Neurology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)