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• Blast Injury Fact Sheets
• Brain Injuries and Mass Casualty Events
  (Also available in Spanish: Lesiones cerebrales y sucesos traumáticos masivos)
• Coping With a Traumatic Event
  (Also available in Spanish: Cómo manejar un suceso traumático)
• Injuries and Mass Casualty Events
  (Also available in Spanish: Lesiones y sucesos traumáticos masivos)
• Emergency Wound Management

• Preparedness & Response Tools

• Bombings: Injury Patterns and Care
  A new course designed to provide the latest clinical information regarding blast-related injuries
  from terrorism.
• Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians
• In a Moment’s Notice: Surge Capacity in Terrorist Bombings
  CDC report to address system-wide and discipline-specific surge capacity issues for mass casualty
  events.
• Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor 
• Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity
• Mental Health Survey Instrument

• Training & Education

• Bombings: Injury Patterns and Care
  A new course designed to provide the latest clinical information regarding blast-related injuries from terrorism.
  
• Video Webcast With Slide Presentations: "Surviving Field Stress for First Responders"
  Deals with the physical, emotional, & mental stressors first responders face when called to a technological disaster & will give practical coping strategies & resources for dealing with stress.

• CDC Projects

• Terrorism Injuries Information, Dissemination and Exchange Project
  Established in response to the urgent, ongoing need to develop, disseminate and exchange information about injuries from terrorism.
• Model Communities Initiative
  Seven communities from across the nation were selected as best practice models for emergency EMS and public health interoperation.

• Research

• Possible Research Studies
  Research studies can provide important information for allocating resources & preventing injuries.

• Related Resources

• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Medlineplus Health Information Website--Disasters and Emergency Preparedness
• Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy (2003)
• State and Local Health Department Websites
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Website
• Additional Resources

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