Total of resources: 27164

Haiti: earthquakes, Jan 2010

Gateway from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs which has news, information divided into sectors (agriculture, food, water and sanitation, health, refugees and others), maps, v...
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Resource added in: 21/01/2010
Available languages: English
Earthquakes, Disaster Emergencies, 34691, Religious Missions, International Cooperation

Surgical care at the district hospital

Publication from the World Health Organization which provides a comprehensive guide to surgical procedures of emergencies that are commonly performed at the district hospital.
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Resource added in: 21/01/2010
Available languages: English
Hospitals, District, Surgical Procedures, Operative, General Surgery, Emergency Medical Services, Obstetric Surgical Procedures, Resuscitation, Anesthesia, Wounds and Injuries/surgery, Orthopedics

The treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children: a systematic overview and critical appraisal of the literature

Structured abstract from article published on Canadian Journal of Surgery about pediatric shaft fractures and its best treatment.
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Resource added in: 20/01/2010
Available languages: English
Femoral Fractures/therapy, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, Child

Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children

Article from The Cochrane Library in which the use of removable splintage and plaster casts are compared and evaluated.
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Resource added in: 20/01/2010
Available languages: English
Child, Wrist Injuries/therapy, Radius Fractures/therapy, Fracture Fixation, Splints, Casts, Surgical, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Guidance for relief workers and others traveling to Haiti for earthquake response

It provides tips for relief workers and others traveling to Haiti, including information about recommended vaccines, infectious diseases – malaria, dengue, HIV, tuberculosis and anthrax –, key item...
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Resource added in: 20/01/2010
Available languages: English
Earthquakes, Disaster Medicine, Travelers' Health, Relief Work, Communicable Disease Control, Stress, Psychological/prevention & control

Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults

Systematic review about the effectiveness of the main methods of anaesthesia as well as associated physical techniques and drug adjuncts used during the management of distal radial fractures in adults...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Radius Fractures/therapy, Anesthesia/methods, Manipulation, Orthopedic/methods, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Bone grafts and bone substitutes for treating distal radial fractures in adults

Article which reviews the evidences on implanting of bone scaffolding materials for treating distal radial fractures in adults.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Radius Fractures, Bone Substitutes/therapeutic use, Bone Transplantation, Fracture Fixation/methods, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Autoimunidade precoce

Informações sobre projeto temático financiado pela FAPESP e coordenado por pesquisador do Departamento de Pediatria da FMUSP, cujo foco é a autoimunidade em crianças O objetivo é entender proce...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: Portuguese
Public Health, Child, T-Lymphocytes, Auto-Imunidade, Auto-Anticorpos, Doenças Auto-Imunes

Conservative interventions for treating distal radial fractures in adults

Article from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in which most appropriate conservative treatment for fractures of the distal radius in adults is discussed.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Colles' Fracture/therapy, Fracture Fixation/methods, Orthopedic Procedures, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults

Article from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in which the evidence from randomised controlled trials comparing external fixation with conservative treatment for fractures of the distal radius ...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
External Fixators, Wrist Injuries/surgery, Radius Fractures/surgery, Fracture Fixation/methods, Casts, Surgical, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine