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Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews

The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2006

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Advanced trauma life support training for ambulance crews (Cochrane Review)
Advanced trauma life support training for hospital staff (Cochrane Review)
Alcohol ignition interlock programmes for reducing drink driving recidivism (Cochrane Review)
Alkalinisation for organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (Cochrane Review)
Aminosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Anti-epileptic drugs for preventing seizures following acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Anticonvulsants for preventing seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematoma (Cochrane Review)
Antifibrinolytic drugs for acute traumatic injury (Cochrane Review)
Area-wide traffic calming for preventing traffic related injuries (Cochrane Review)
Barbiturates for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Calcium channel blockers for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation (Cochrane Review)
Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients (Cochrane Review)
Community-based interventions for the prevention of burns and scalds in children (Cochrane Review)
Corticosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of refractory high intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Desmopressin for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Early versus delayed enteral nutrition support for burn injuries (Cochrane Review)
Emergency ultrasound-based algorithms for diagnosing blunt abdominal trauma (Cochrane Review)
Excitatory amino acid inhibitors for traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Fibrin sealant use for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Gangliosides for acute spinal cord injury (Cochrane Review)
Graduated driver licensing for reducing motor vehicle crashes among young drivers (Cochrane Review)
Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists (Cochrane Review)
Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders (Cochrane Review)
Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients (Cochrane Review)
Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning (Cochrane Review)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns (Cochrane Review)
Hypertonic versus near isotonic crystalloid for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients (Cochrane Review)
Hyperventilation therapy for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Hypotonic vs isotonic saline solutions for intravenous fluid management of acute infections (Cochrane Review)
Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries (Cochrane Review)
Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers (Cochrane Review)
Interventions for promoting booster seat use in four to eight year olds traveling in motor vehicles (Cochrane Review)
Interventions for promoting smoke alarm ownership and function (Cochrane Review)
Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries (Cochrane Review)
Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury (This review has been withdrawn by the editorial group. Abstract not available)
Medical anti-shock trousers (pneumatic anti-shock garments) for circulatory support in patients with trauma (Cochrane Review)
Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries (Cochrane Review)
Monoaminergic agonists for acute traumatic brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age (Cochrane Review)
Naloxone for shock (Cochrane Review)
Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children (Cochrane Review)
Nutritional support for head-injured patients (Cochrane Review)
Oximes for acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning (Cochrane Review)
Pharmacological interventions for spasticity following spinal cord injury (Cochrane Review)
Pharmacological management for agitation and aggression in people with acquired brain injury (Cochrane Review)
Platelet-rich-plasmapheresis for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Pool fencing for preventing drowning in children (Cochrane Review)
Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people (Cochrane Review)
Post-licence driver education for the prevention of road traffic crashes (Cochrane Review)
Pre-operative autologous donation for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion (Cochrane Review)
Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries (Cochrane Review)
Red-light cameras for the prevention of road traffic crashes (Cochrane Review)
Routine intracranial pressure monitoring in acute coma (Cochrane Review)
Safety education of pedestrians for injury prevention (Cochrane Review)
School-based driver education for the prevention of traffic crashes (Cochrane Review)
School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence (Cochrane Review)
Sensory stimulation for brain injured individuals in coma or vegetative state (Cochrane Review)
Speed enforcement detection devices for preventing road traffic injuries (Cochrane Review)
Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients (Cochrane Review)
Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury (Cochrane Review)
Steroids for acute spinal cord injury (Cochrane Review)
Therapeutic hypothermia for head injury (Cochrane Review)
Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding (Cochrane Review)
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion (Cochrane Review)
The 'WHO Safe Communities' model for the prevention of injury in whole populations (Cochrane Review)

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