CERTAIN Trauma

In response to the increasing numbers of critically injured victims in armed conflicts around the world, we have launched open-access resources and tools for evidence-based triage, resuscitation, care, and rehabilitation of patients with war-related injuries, regardless of their location.

The Structured Team-based OPtimal Critical Care for Trauma victims (STOP-Trauma) learning collaborative was initially developed in support of critical care clinicians providing care during the war in Ukraine, CERTAIN-Trauma provides comprehensive access to checklists, algorithms, and state-of-the-art webinars encompassing all the aspects of critical care and disaster medicine.

Webinar Recordings

1. A Systematic Approach to Trauma Critical Care, Disaster Medicine - April 27, 2022

2. Massive Transfusion in Trauma - May 25, 2022

3. Preventing Combat-Wound Related Infections - 21 July, 2022

4. Mechanical Ventilation for ARDS Patients - August 17, 2022

5. Traumatic Brain Injury, September 28, 2022

6. AKI and CRRT in the Critically Ill Patient - October 12, 2022

7. Airway Trauma - November 30, 2022

8. Casualty Evacuation - December 15, 2022

9. Trauma Care for Pediatric Patients - March 16, 2023

10. Combating Burnout: self-care and teamwork - April 18, 2023

11. Obstetrics for the non-obstetricians: considerations in pregnancy during critical illness - May 17, 2023

12. Palliative care: Beyond end-of-life care - June 28, 2023

Triage

CERTAIN Primary Survey

Available for download: English | Українська | Русский |

CERTAIN Trauma Primary Survey

CERTAIN ICU Rounding Checklist

On admission, deterioration, and every day, check the plan of care by organ systems to prevent omissions and guarantee best practices.

Available for download: English | Українська | Русский

Humanizing the ICU

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"Get to Know Me" Board - Gajic O, Anderson BD. Crit Care Explor. 2019 Aug 1;1(8):e0030

Available for download: : English | Українська | Русский |

Mechanical Ventilation: setup, troubleshooting, liberation

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Available for download: English | Українська | Русский

Psychological support

The International Trauma Consortium: mental health resources for patients and staff

Resources

International Committee of the Red Cross: War Surgery - Working with Limited Resources in Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence, Vol 1, 2nd Ed. (2019)

Volume 1
Volume 2

Society of Critical Care Medicine - Ukraine Response: multiple resources available for download
U.S. Army Tactical Combat Casualty Care Manual - English
Borden Institute (U.S. Army Medical Center for Excellence):
- Emergency War Surgery (NATO manual) 5th edition (2018) - English
Joint Trauma System (Department of Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma, Defense Health Agency):
- Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs): multiple clinical practice guidelines used by military and civilian healthcare providers
- Deployed Medicine - Combat Casualty Care Collection: latest recommendations and clinical practice guidelines
  - Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines (TCCC) - English: core skills for initial evaluation and resuscitation of a combat casualty
  - Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines - Train the Trainer Course Videos - English
  - Damage Control Resuscitation - English: recommendations for initial resuscitation and management of uncontrolled hemorrhage
  - Prehospital Blood Transfusion - English
  - Whole Blood Transfusion - English
  - Surgical Combat Casualty Care - English: latest recommendations and proven practices for initial hospital management and common complications seen in trauma victims
Stop the Bleed Campaign (American College of Surgeons): how to stop hemorrhage (bleeding control) for civilians and healthcare workers
- Interactive course

General ICU resources:

Critical Care Reviews: new literature and guidelines, organized by systems
Life in the Fast Line: blog with critical care educational material
ICU One Pager: general one page, quick information for ICU care

Partners

Humanizing the ICU

Gajic O, et al. Outcomes of critical illness: what is meaningful? Curr Opin Crit Care. 2018;24(5):394-400
Dunstan GR. Hard questions in intensive care. Anaesthesia. 1985;40(5):479-482

Disclaimer: The information provided in this page CANNOT substitute clinical judgment. Analogous to using any other medical textbooks, the bedside clinician ought to consider the checklist suggestions in the context of all other pertinent information, available resources, and patient preference.