B.I.A. National Directory of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services

B.I.A. National Directory of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2002
Genre: Brain
ISBN:

Listing of brain injury rehabilitation services and individual service providers in the United States. Entries include name and address of the service, age groups accepted, consumer capacity, payment terms, program staff, and program description.

The Complete Directory for People with Rare Disorders

The Complete Directory for People with Rare Disorders
Author: National Organization for Rare Disorders
Publisher: Sedgwick Press
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2002
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781891482182

This reference for lay readers and health care professionals presents information on disorders affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. at any one time. Each of the more than 1,100 entries describes the characteristics, causes, and symptoms of a particular disorder. The extensively cross-referenced volume also features profiles of 680 disease specific organizations as well as 629 umbrella organizations and 77 government agencies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Awakening the Brain

Awakening the Brain
Author: Charlotte A. Tomaino
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1582703116

Drawing from her unique background as a neuropsychologist and former nun, Tomaino explores the impact of belief and spirituality on the actual function and structure of the brain. Readers will use effective, hands-on exercises to expand consciousness and raise awareness.

New Serial Titles

New Serial Titles
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1608
Release: 1996
Genre: Periodicals
ISBN:

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.

Brain Injury Medicine

Brain Injury Medicine
Author: Nathan D. Zasler
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 1320
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781888799934

Covers the full continuum from early diagnosis and evaluation through rehabilitation, post-acute care, and community re-entry. Includes assessment and treatment, epidemiology, pathophysiology, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, the neuroscientific basis for rehabilitation, ethical and medicolegal issues, life-care planning, and more.

To Root and to Rise

To Root and to Rise
Author: Carole J. Starr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-05-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998652108

This book offers hope for those struggling with a changed life after brain injury. Long-term survivor Carole Starr offers gentle encouragement, hard-won wisdom and numerous strategies that survivors, caregivers and professionals can use. ¿To Root & To Rise¿ is more than a book; it¿s also a workbook. The questions in each chapter allow readers to take Carole¿s strategies and apply them to their own experience. These questions can be answered on one¿s own, with family members, with rehabilitation professionals, or with a brain injury support group. This book is a powerful resource you¿ll refer to again and again.

Marine Mammals Ashore

Marine Mammals Ashore
Author: Joseph R. Geraci
Publisher: National Aquarium in Baltimore
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2005
Genre: Marine mammals
ISBN: 0977460908

Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.

Reducing the Burden of Injury

Reducing the Burden of Injury
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 1998-12-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 030917354X

Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among people under age 35 in the United States. Despite great strides in injury prevention over the decades, injuries result in 150,000 deaths, 2.6 million hospitalizations, and 36 million visits to the emergency room each year. Reducing the Burden of Injury describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks critically at the current response by the public and private sectors, including: Data and surveillance needs. Research priorities. Trauma care systems development. Infrastructure support, including training for injury professionals. Firearm safety. Coordination among federal agencies. The authors define the field of injury and establish boundaries for the field regarding intentional injuries. This book highlights the crosscutting nature of the injury field, identifies opportunities to leverage resources and expertise of the numerous parties involved, and discusses issues regarding leadership at the federal level.