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Tox Course Blog and Podcast is now live at toxcourse.com!
ETM is pleased to announce the launch of the new, free, FOAMed toxicology blog and podcast at www.toxcourse.com. This new resource has been launched to provide anyone interested in emergency toxicology a resource to learn more about the practical aspects of treating...
ETM Online – Tox Course Module 2 is now live!
We are excited to announce the launch today of the second module of the Tox Course at ETM Online. Module 2 contains the following topics: Introduction to recreational drugs Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) MDMA and LSD White powders Inhalants Cannabinoids Cathinones Vaping...
ETM Online – Tox Course Module 1 is now live!
THE FIRST COURSE ON OUR NEW ONLINE COURSE PORTAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED! ETM Online is a new online course portal for healthcare professionals. We are excited to announce the launch of this new site with our first course: The Tox Course - Module 1 The Tox Course Module 1...
2024 Course dates now available
The ETM team has been working hard to get the 2024 course calendar finalised and our 2024 course dates have now been announced. Course dates and registration details are available here. PLEASE NOTE: >98% of available ETM Course places sell out each year! This...
EZIO Drill Recycling
On the ETM Course we teach intraosseous needle insertion using the EZIO system. EZIO essentially has a monopoly on intraosseous access, being used in almost all Emergency Departments and ambulance/pre-hospital systems around Australia and New Zealand. The main...
ETM Podcast Episode 15 – Ben Newell – Decision making
Trauma is all about decision making, so it's tempting to think that knowing more about how we make decisions might help us do it better. There's been a lot of hype around System 1 and System 2, metacognition and bias in the Emergency Medicine scene lately that might...
ETM Podcast Episode 14 – Warwick Teague – Quad Bikes and Paediatric Trauma
There have been thousands of injuries & dozens of deaths in Australian children attributable to quad bike use. Warwick Teague, Paediatric Surgeon and Director of Trauma at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital is passionate about changing this. This is a sobering...
Tourniquets are back
Largely due evidence from increased military use in conflicts in the last two decades, tourniquet use has re-emerged as an effective way to control haemorrhage from limb injury, usually due to partial or complete amputation or severe crush injury (so called "mangled...
ETM Podcast Episode 13 – Scott Weingart & Andrew Perry – Approach to the Surgical Airway – Part 2
The last episode of the ETM Podcast (available here) with Bruce Paix generated a lot of comments on the blog and activity on Twitter. Scott Weingart (from EMCrit) very politely asked for some air-time to make a few additional comments on the topic of surgical airways...
ETM Podcast Episode 12 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Approach to the surgical airway
Andrew and Bruce are back, taking a deep-dive into the neck to discuss a procedure that can strike fear into even the most experienced trauma practitioner and one which has created much debate regarding the "best" method (i.e. needle vs knife). (Go to audio) Bruce is...
Traction splinting for fractured shaft of femur – why do we do it?
As the longest bone in the body, when it breaks a fractured shaft of femur is a very painful and potentially life threatening injury. One of the main initial treatments for this injury is application of some sort of traction splint, designed to apply distracting force...
ETM Podcast Episode 11: Trauma Short – Open pneumothorax
Welcome to the first ETM Course Podcast Trauma Short - bite-sized easy to digest quick reviews of practical trauma topics. In this episode we review the new UK NICE Trauma Guideline recommendation for management of open pneumothorax. In a nutshell, 3-sided dressings...