INTENDED USERS:Alied Health Care Practitioners, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, physicians.OBJECTIVES:To present evidence-based guidelines to characterize patients in need of emergency tracheal intubation immediately following traumatic injury and to delineate the most appropriate access procedure.

Desde este enlace puede acceder al texto completo (versión del año 2000) de las guías de tratamiento que la Brain Trauma Foundation recomienda para el manejo de los pacientes con un TCE

BRIEF SUMMARY. Title: Prediction and prevention of pressure ulcers in adults. Source: Singapore Ministry of Health. Prediction and prevention of pressure ulcers in adults. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2001 Mar. 51 p. [102 references]. Adaptation: The recommendations are based mainly on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, AHCPR) guidelines "Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and ...

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Title: Nursing management of pressure ulcers in adults.

Source: Singapore Ministry of Health. Nursing management of pressure ulcers in adults. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2001 Dec. 27 p. [20 references]

Adaptation: Two highly regarded evidence-based guidelines were reviewed: 1) The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Practice Guideline on Pressure Ulcer Treatment; 2)Pressure Sores Part II: Management of Pressure ...