Osler Collection

Trauma & Acute Care

A complete trauma series — initial assessment, chest, abdominal, musculoskeletal, spine and head injury, plus major haemorrhage and TXA.

12 resources

This collection provides essential information on trauma and acute care, focusing on assessment and management strategies for various types of injuries. It is designed for clinicians and students in Uganda and East Africa who are involved in trauma care.

01Lecture slidesInitial Trauma AssessmentKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 2016· 37 pagesAn introductory lecture on the epidemiology, physiology, and management strategies of trauma care, with specific adaptations for resource-limited settings.Start here — initial trauma assessment
02Lecture slidesManagement of Chest TraumaKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 2016· 46 pagesAn educational overview of chest trauma management, covering epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment strategies for injuries like pneumothorax, hemothorax, and cardiac tamponade, with adaptations for resource-limited settings.Read: pp. 38–42Chest trauma
03Lecture slidesAbdominal Trauma Management and AssessmentKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 39 pagesA clinical presentation from the Kampala Advanced Trauma Care Course covering the global context, epidemiology, injury patterns, and management strategies for abdominal trauma, with a focus on resource-limited settings.Abdominal trauma
04Lecture slidesMusculoskeletal Trauma ManagementMulago HospitalOrthopedic Surgery· 2016· 29 pagesAn educational presentation from the Kampala Advanced Trauma Care Course covering the global and local epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries, initial trauma assessment, and management adaptations for resource-limited settings.Musculoskeletal trauma
05Lecture slidesManagement of Traumatic Head InjuriesKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 2016· 33 pagesA presentation from the Kampala Advanced Trauma Care Course covering the global and local epidemiology, anatomy, pathophysiology, and management strategies for traumatic brain injury, with adaptations for resource-limited settings.Read: pp. 24–26Head injuries
06Guidelines & protocolsGuidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in UgandaMulago Hospital, Makerere University, Johns Hopkins UniversityNeurosurgery· 2017· 24 pagesGuidelines for the assessment, investigation, and early management of head injury, offering current best practice for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic head injury in Ugandan settings.Uganda TBI guideline
07Clinical reviewsTraumatic Brain InjuryMakerere UniversityNeurology· 2026· 24 pagesGuidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in UgandaTBI review
08Lecture slidesHEAD INJURY, MONITORING, GCSNeurosurgery· 76 pagesRead: MONITORING · pp. 3–9Head injury monitoring & GCS
09Lecture slidesINTRACRANIAL BLEEDINGNeurosurgery· 2022· 1 pagesIntracranial bleeds
10Lecture slidesSpinal traumaSurgery· 46 pagesSpinal trauma
11Clinical reviewsNONSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR HEMORRHAGEKingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen's University; Kingston Health Sciences Centre; McGill University, McGill University Health Center; Toronto General Hospital, University of TorontoEmergency Medicine· 2023· 9 pagesThis document reviews the management of major hemorrhage, emphasizing the importance of massive hemorrhage protocols (MHPs) informed by randomized controlled trials.Major haemorrhage without surgery
12Clinical reviewsPREHOSPITAL TRANEXAMIC ACID FOR SEVERE TRAUMAThe PATCH-Trauma Investigators and the ANZICS Clinical Trials GroupTrauma Surgery· 2023· 10 pagesThis article investigates whether prehospital administration of tranexamic acid improves survival outcomes in patients with major trauma and suspected trauma-induced coagulopathy.Prehospital TXA

Collection updated Sep 2026· Access follows each resource's usual availability.

Resources in this collection