INFORMATION
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STUDY CO-ORDINATING CENTRE | |
CRASH
Trials Co-ordinating Centre Tel:
+44 (0) 20 7299 4684
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TRIAL RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE | |
The trial team would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all the patients and their families who agreed to participate in this important study. The results show that the trial treatment was beneficial. We are hoping that the result will change clinical practice in the treatment of traumatic bleeding all over the world. The full results are available HERE |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRIAL | |
The staff at the hospital where you were being treated should have given you an information leaflet about the International Study of Bleeding After Injury. You can see the leaflet also by clicking HERE. If you have any questions or concerns about your treatment in the hospital, please contact your doctor in the first instance. If you have questions specifically about the CRASH2 Trial, please contact us by emailing crash@Lshtm.ac.uk |
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Disclaimer
for the websites listed below: The websites below are listed for information purposes only. No claim is made as to their accuracy or authenticity of their content. The CRASH-2 Trial does not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice (or the use of such information or advice) which is provided on the websites listed below or incorporated into them by reference. This information is provided on the basis that all persons accessing the sites undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of their content. |
USEFUL ORGANISATIONS IN THE UK | |
RoadPeace
Helpline
0845 4500 355 www.roadpeace.org |
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Headway
- the brain injury association Helpline
0808 800 2244 www.headway.org.uk |
The aim of Headway, the brain injury association, is to promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury; and to provide information, support and services to people with a brain injury, their family and carers. |
Carers
UK CarersLine
0808 808 7777 www.carersuk.org |
A helpline and support, encouraging carers to recognise their own needs. There is also an information officer to answer enquiries from professionals. |
Cruse
Bereavement Care Helpline
on 0870 167 1677 www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 208078 |
Anyone can contact Cruse if they want to talk about themselves or someone they know who has been affected by a death. |
INVOLVE Tel
02380 651088 www.conres.co.uk |
INVOLVE is a national advisory Group, funded by the Department of Health, which aims to promote and support active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. |
Intensive Care Society |
Your questions answered:
Support for family and friends of patients in critical care |
CERES - Consumers for Ethics in Research http://www.ceres.org.uk/research_takingpart.htm info@ceres.org.uk |
CERES is an independent charity set up 1989 to promote informed debate about research and help users of health services to develop and publicise their views on health research and on new treatments. |
USEFUL ORGANISATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES |
Better
Health Channel, Victoria, Australia |
Road Trauma Support Team, Northern Tasmania Inc. |
American Trauma Society - Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) http://www.traumasurvivorsnetwork.org The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) is a community of patients and families who are looking to connect with one another and rebuild their lives after a serious injury. |
Roads
to Survival - A
programme of safe driving initiatives info@ceres.org.uk |
Arrive Alive - South Africa's Road Safety Website |
INJURIES AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGANISATIONS - WHO listing |
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/resources/res28/en/ |