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Large Bore IV Access Showdown: Do you know which IV cannula can deliver fluid to your patient the fastest?
For decades now we've all been reciting the mantra that any sick or shocked patient needs: "2 large bore IVs" We've also all been taught that "short and thick does the trick" due to Poiseuille's Law which states that flow is directly proportional to the fourth power...
The trauma world mourns the loss of Dr John Hinds
Dr John Hinds whom many of you will know from his legendary appearances at SMACC, died yesterday from injuries sustained whilst providing medical cover at a motorsports event in Ireland. All of us at ETM are deeply saddened by the loss of such an amazing trauma...
London HEMS pre-hospital REBOA video
Just over a year ago London HEMS performed the first pre-hospital regtrograde endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). This is a potentially lifesaving treatment pioneered by the US military1 for patients with exsanguinating pelvic and lower limb...
ETM Podcast Episode 8 – Joseph Mathew
In this episode we talk to Joseph Mathew, one of the authors of a great new article on a novel technique for tamponade of bleeding related to pelvic fractures. Joseph is a Consultant Emergency Physician with the inpatient Trauma Service and Emergency Department at the...
Optimising the post-crash response – Russell Gruen TAC-MUARC Symposium 2015
If you're interested in trauma systems and their effect on patient outcomes, this is a great presentation by Russell Gruen at the recent TAC-MUARC Symposium. Russell talks about the origin and evolution of the Victorian State Trauma System, and how this has become...
ETM Podcast Episode 7 – Michael Fitzharris
Michael Fitzharris is an Associate Professor at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). In this episode we speak to Michael about the very broad range of trauma research, prevention and safety countermeasure activities that MUARC is involved in, from...
ETM Interview in Emergency Medicine Australasia
The ETM Course has been growing in reputation and popularity since its launch in November 2013, and what better recognition could we receive than an interview about the course, published in the current edition of EMA (Emergency Medicine Australasia), the main...
ETM Journal Club: A procedural check list for pleural decompression and intercostal catheter insertion for adult major trauma.
Injury, Int. J. Care Injured 46 (2015) 42–44 (As of Feb 28th 2015 - available full-text free) The goal of treatment for traumatic pneumothoraces is pleural decompression, not placement of a tube. Correct insertion technique for intercostal catheters after chest...
Emergency Radiology Course
Off the back of the very successful trauma radiology course last year, Andrew Dixon and Frank Gaillard from Radiopaedia and Andy Buck from the ETM Course are presenting a new, one day, Emergency Radiology course on Saturday May 16th at the Alfred Hospital in...
New point of care TEG machine explained
I was lucky enough to attend the ACEM ASM last week in Melbourne, and saw a new device at the trade display that caught my eye. It's a new simplified point of care TEG (thromboelastography) machine that runs with a simple cartridge. So I grabbed the Haemonetics rep...
The future of trauma education
Off the back of my Pecha Kucha talk on the future of trauma education at last week's ACEM ASM (which I never had any hope of finishing in 6min 40secs!), I've put together a modified screen-flow version that expands on some of the elements in that talk. Short courses...
ETM and Radiopaedia Trauma Radiology Course
In conjunction with Andrew Dixon from the world famous Radiopaedia.org (and YouTube Radiology Channel), ETM is running a 1-day trauma radiology course on Sunday December 7th 2014 in Melbourne. This is a fantastic learning oppourtunity for all medical, nursing,...