Wounds and injuries

Australia

 

 

Australian Wound Management Association

Contains information relating to the association, its journal and forthcoming conferences. Also includes links to other wound healing societies or associated agencies.

 

National Injury Surveillance Unit - NISU

NISU operates as a program within the Research Centre for Injury Studies in the School of Medicine, Flinders University. The Unit also acts in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The site provides information and resources on injury prevention and control with links to web resources and organisations. Includes online reports and statistics of injuries in Australia.

 

Research Centre for Injury Studies

The Centre, founded by the School of Medicine at the Flinders University, aims to study the nature, causes and effects of human injury.

South Australian Wound Management Association - SAWMA

SAWMA is a group of health professionals established to
promote and increase awareness of wound management

Tasmanian Wound Care Association - TWCA

Wound Care Association of NSW - WCANSW

WoundHeal Australia Pty Ltd

Provides a wide range a range of wound management or wound care services with a focus on the older person across all Care Sectors. The site contains handouts on wound management and nutrition.

 

International

 

 

European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

The panel has been created to lead and support all European countries in the efforts to prevent and treat pressure ulcers.

Healthcare information.org - injuries home page

Provides information on injuries as well as diseases, drugs, medical tests, home remedies and herbal medicines.

Injury Control Resource Information Network - ICRIN

This US site lists Internet resources related to injury research, prevention and control and includes organisations, statistics, injury specific resources and research centres.

 

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - NCIPC

This comprehensive US. site contains information and resources on injury prevention and control including disability and mortality. Fact sheets and statistics are available as well as links to a range of injury-related web sites.

 

World Wide Wounds : the electronic journal of wound management practice

A premier online resource for dressing materials and practical wound managment information. Published by the Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory. The site contains links to other wound related web resources and organisations.

Wound Healing Research Unit - WHRU

The WHRU at Cardiff University has an international reputation for investigating both acute and chronic human wounds particularly where these are non-healing or difficult wounds. The WHRU offers products and services in clinical care, research and education.