Fact Sheets

Information about mass trauma and injuries from a health professional perspective.

• Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma 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 Trauma Events
  (Also available in Spanish: Lesiones y sucesos traumáticos masivos)
  

Preparedness Tools

Tools to help you prepare for possible mass trauma events.

• Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians
  
  
• Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor
  
  
• Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity

Response Tools

Tools to help you manage the response to mass trauma events.

• Mental Health Survey Instrument
  
  
• Rapid Assessment of Injuries from Mass Trauma Events

Research

Information about research issues related to mass trauma.

• Potential Research Studies: Mass Trauma Events

Resources

Sources of additional information.

• 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