Resources

2025  |  Guides & Toolkits

This document was developed by the provincial Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network (NEON). It provides direction on the provision of care to patients with Halo Systems to ensure consistency within and across organizations. The learner will be able to describe indications for a Halo System, learn the necessary assessments and nursing interventions. complications and emergency care.

2025  |  Guides & Toolkits

The ‘Cervical Collar Care and Management’ document, developed by the provincial Neurosurgery and Education Outreach Network (NEON), provides information to assist Health Care Professionals (HCPs) across Ontario to care for patients who need a cervical collar. The resource provides information to assist the HCP to identify indications for cervical collar use, understand the different types of cervical collars, and maintain and address the complications that may arise with the use of a cervical collar. The resource also summarizes the importance of involving patients and their care partners in education and care of the collars.

2025  |  Education & Training Modules

The Intracranial Pressure (ICP)-Causes, Considerations and Management presentation was developed by the provincial Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network (NEON). It provides information to help health care professionals to identify, manage and safely transfer patients with increased intracranial pressure to a neurosurgical centre.

2025  |  Education & Training Modules

2025  |  Education & Training Modules

2025  |  Education & Training Modules

2025  |  Education & Training Modules

2025  |  Guides & Toolkits

The ‘Spinal Orthoses’ document was developed by the provincial Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network (NEON). It provides direction on the provision on the care of patients with spinal orthoses to ensure consistency within and across organizations. The learner will be able to describe neurological indications for a spinal orthosis and learn the application, removal and management of some common spinal orthoses used in neurosurgery. The learner will also be able to understand the interventions related to caring for a patient with spinal orthosis.

2024  |  Guidelines & Standards

These Guidelines are meant to facilitate consultations and/or transfers to a Burn Centre and should be applied using clinical judgement. Final decision to transfer remains at the discretion of the referring and receiving physicians.

2024  |  Guidelines & Standards

The Burn Management Checklists support clinicians at referring hospitals in managing patients with burn injuries closer to home. These checklists are meant to aid in clinical decision-making and are not a replacement for a consultation with a burn surgeon/centre facilitated by CritiCall Ontario.

1. Checklist: Outpatient Burn Management
2. Checklist: Isolated Inhalation Injury Management
3. Checklist: Electrical Injury Management
4. Checklist: Burn Resuscitation Management

2024  |  Forms

This form is for changes being made to an existing unit in the Critical Care Information System (CCIS).

2024  |  Guides & Toolkits

The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the consideration of appropriately timed Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for adult critical care patients. These guidelines are for use by intensivists in Level 3 critical care units managing patients with respiratory or cardiac failure that may continue to deteriorate despite treatment options already attempted.