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Accidents: Accidents | Injuries | First Aid

Poisons: Poisons (General) | Bites and Stings | Environmental Health | Food Poisoning | Household Poisons | Poisonous Plants

Violence: Violence (General) | Child Abuse | Elder Abuse | Domestic Violence | Rape | Stalking | Workplace Violence | Youth Violence


Injuries

(Jump to: General Information | Altitude Sickness | Bruises | Burns | Cuts & Scrapes | Dislocations | Electrical Injuries | Fractures | Repetitive Stress Injury | Sports Injuries | Sprains & Strains | Swimming & Diving Injuries | Wounds )

General Information
Injury Topics and Fact Sheets:CDC
Trauma Articles (index):eMedicine
Burns and Traumatic Injuries:Research Reports, NIH [PDF]
Injuries:MedlinePlus


Altitude Sickness
Altitude Sickness:Aetna InteliHealth
High-Altitude Illness: How to Avoid It and How to Treat It:American Academy of Family Physicians
Travelers' Health: Altitude Illness:CDC
Mountain Sickness:eMedicine Consumer Health


Bruises
First-Aid Guide: Bruise:Mayo Clinic
Muscle Contusion (Bruise):American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Evaluating and Managing Muscle Contusions and Myositis Ossificans:The Physician and SportsMedicine
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin:HealthWise
Bruises:MedlinePlus
See also Skin Diseases, Aging Skin


Burns
Burns Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
First-Aid Guide: Burns:Mayo Clinic
Burns:Taking Care of Burns:American Academy of Family Physicians
Burns:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Burns:Healthwise
Chemical Burns:eMedicine Consumer Health
Sunburn, see Skin Diseases, Sun Exposure
Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns:eMedicine Consumer Health
Burns:MedlinePlus


Cuts & Scrapes
Cuts Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
First Aid Guide: Cuts and Scrapes:Mayo Clinic
Cuts, Scrapes and Stitches: Caring for Wounds:American Academy of Family Physicians
Cuts:Healthwise
Scrapes:Healthwise


Dislocations
Dislocation:Mayo Clinic
First Aid Guide: Dislocation:Mayo Clinic
Dislocations:MedlinePlus
See also dislocation of specific parts of the body: Elbow | Hip | Knee | Shoulder


Electrical Injuries
First Aid Guide: Electrical Shock:Mayo Clinic
Electric Shock Injuries:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Electric Shock:eMedicine Consumer Health
Electrical Injuries:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Lightning Injuries:Merck Manual, Home Edition


Fractures
General Information
Fractures:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Fractures:AAOS
Stress Fractures:AAOS
Fractures:MedlinePlus
Treatment of Fractures
Broken Bones Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
First Aid Guide: Fractures (Broken Bones):Mayo Clinic
Bone Fracture Repair:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Fractures of Specific Parts of the Body
Facial Fracture:eMedicine Consumer Health
Growth Plate Injuries:NIAMS
Fracture of the Pelvis:AAOS
Broken Ribs:Mayo Clinic
See also: Ankle | Arm | Back | Elbow | Eye Socket | Foot | Hand | Hip | Jaw | Knee | Leg | Neck | Nose | Shoulder | Wrist


Repetitive Stress Injury
Repetitive Motion Injuries:eMedicine Consumer Health
Repetitive Stress Injury:The Arthritis Society
Computer-Related Repetitive Stress Injuries:Nemours Foundation
The Repetitive Strain Injury Sourcebook:netLibrary
Repetitive Strain Injuries : The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments and Prevention:netLibrary
See also Musculoskeletal System, Bursitis and Tendinitis


Sports Injuries
Sports Injuries:NIAMS
Sports Injuries:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Childhood and Adolescent Sports-Related Overuse Injuries:American Academy of Family Physicians
Sports Injuries:MedlinePlus


Sprains and Strains
Sprains and Strains:Mayo Clinic
Sprains and Strains Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
First Aid Guide: Sprain:Mayo Clinic
R.I.C.E. (Rest - Ice - Compression - Elevation):National Athletic Trainers's Association
Sprains and Strains:NIAMS
Sprains and Strains:MedlinePlus
See also sprains/strains of specific parts of the body: Ankle | Back | Hip | Neck | Thigh | Thumb | Wrist


Swimming and Diving Injuries
Near Drowning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Diving and Compressed Air Injuries:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Decompression Sickness:Aetna InteliHealth
Decompression Illness: What Is It and What Is The Treatment?:Divers Alert Network
Drowning:MedlinePlus
Scuba Diving Safety:American Academy of Family Physicians
Water Safety (Recreational):MedlinePlus
See also Marine Animal Bites and Stings


Wounds
Wounds:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Bleeding:Nemours Foundation
First Aid Guide: Severe Bleeding:Mayo Clinic
First Aid Guide: Puncture Wounds:Mayo Clinic
Sutures:Aetna InteliHealth
Wounds:MedlinePlus
See also Cuts & Scrapes


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