Resources Links

Birth Injuries/Cerebral Palsy:

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• University of Virginia Health Systems

Brain Injuries:

• Facts About Traumatic Brain Injury
• MayoClinic.com
• National Stroke Association Resource Directory
• NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information
• Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive and Communication Disorders

Business and Finance

• United States Chamber of Commerce

Cancer:

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute

Car/Motorcycle Accidents:

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• MADD
• Motorcycle Safety Foundation
• Northeast Ohio MADD

Cerebral Palsy:

• Cerebral Palsy Information
• Helpful Information for Families/Individuals Living With Cerebral Palsy
• March of Dimes Info
• NINDS Cerebral Palsy Information
• Tutorial for Cerebral Palsy
• United Cerebral Palsy Organization

Drunk Driving Crashes:

• MADD
• MADD Northeastern

ER/Anesthesia:

• American College of Emergency Physicians
• Anesthesia Information

General

• National Weather Service
• Yahoo! Maps
• YellowPages.com

Government

• FirstGov
• Library of Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• White House

Legal

• Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
• FindLaw
• Thomson - West (formerly West Group)
• U.S. Courts
• Westlaw

Medical Malpractice

• Agency for Health Care Research & Quality

News

• New York Times
• Newspapers Online
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal

Nursing Home Injuries:

• AARP.org
• Administration on Aging

Patient Advoacy and Safety

• Dead by Mistake
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Medline Plus
• Speak Up Initiatives

Search Engines

• Bing
• Google
• Yahoo!

Shoulder Dystocia:

• March of Dimes Info
• Shoulder Dystocia Info
• What is a Brachial Plexus Injury?

Spinal Cord Injuries:

• Joint Commission
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• NINDS Spinal Cord Injury Information
• Paralysis Resource Center
• United Cerebral Palsy
• What Is NeuroSurgery?

Surgery/Patient Education:

• 2008 Patient Safety Goals from Joint Commission
• American College Of Surgeons Patient Information
• American Society of Anesthesiologists

The Joint Commission

• 2008 Safety Goals

• Birth Injuries/Cerebral Palsy
• Brain Injuries/Coma/Persistent Vegetative State
• Cancer Misdiagnosis
• Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injuries
• Surgical, Anesthesia & Emergency Room Errors
• Serious Auto, Truck, Motorcycle & Drunk Driving Crashes
• Serious Nursing Home Injuries
• Wrongful Death

• Linton & Hirshman
Hoyt Block Suite 300
700 W. St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113-1274
800.960.3247 • toll free
216.771.5803 • fax