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Large bore vascular access devices
There are several large bore vascular access devices available for rapid fluid and blood administration in trauma and resuscitation settings, and depending on which country you are in, and where you work, these devices may be referred to by different names. In this...
ETM Podcast Episode 6 – Brian Burns
I was lucky enough to attend the SWAN Trauma Conference over the last 2 days, and while there, managed to catch up with Brian Burns, a Sydney based Emergency Physician and retrievalist. I spoke with Brian about a great talk he did at the conference, and some of the...
July ETM Course Review
The July ETM Course ran over over the weekend and it was another very successful course. We had a great mix of ACRRM & RACGP GP's, ED Registrars (adult & paeds), ED Consultants, and even an inpatient Trauma Registrar, and I was really impressed with everyone's...
ETM Radiology: That’s not a knife!
In true Aussie trauma style, we pay homage to Crocodile Dundee, with a case of penetrating chest injury. Can you troubleshoot the chest in this tricky case? A 49 year old man presents after being stabbed multiple times in the left anterior chest. Paramedics state that...
ANZCA Trainees and Fellows – ETM Qualifies for ANZCA CPD
Are you an Australian or New Zealand Anaesthetic Registrar or Fellow? Then we would love to see you at an ETM Course. Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may now claim ETM Course as a Major Haemorrhage emergency response activity in their CPD portfolio....
ETM Journal Club: Pressure, perfusion, and compartments
This is a review article (available free online over at The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery) that covers compartment syndrome by body region, reviewing the latest evidence and challenging some dogma related to this fascinating condition. Ivatury RR. Pressure,...
RACGP CPD points
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ (RACGP) Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) Program supports Australian general practitioners (GPs) to maintain and improve their professional knowledge and skills in order to...
ETM Journal Club: Shock Index for prediction of critical bleeding post-trauma: A systematic review
I thought it prudent to start the new ETM Journal Club with a local article (from my alma mater as it were), and from none other than the famed (ex) Red Rag, EMA. We all know that bleeding is bad in trauma. Bleeding until you're shocked is bad. If you're bleeding and...
Trauma Tip: How to secure your intercostal catheter to the patient
I frequently get asked about the best way to secure a chest tube once it's inserted. So here's a video demonstrating how I do it. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y-g0RAImw In summary: Thick (1/0 or 2/0) silk sutures grip the tube better and are easier to tie, but as...
ETM Course is accredited for ACRRM PDP
For our rural and remote colleagues, the Emergency Trauma Management Course is accredited for PDP/MOPS with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, as follows: Activity Title: Emergency Trauma Management Course - ETM - 2017-2019 Code: E1401ETMC Points +...
Will doing the ETM Course help me manage major trauma in the ED?
I can carry on all I like about how good the ETM Course is, and put testimonial videos up from people who've just completed it saying how good it is, like this: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HWJ0BtvNA And this: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U4fKB4Wmas But let's...
ETM Recommends: SWAN XXII Trauma Conference
Now in its 22nd year, the South West Area Network (SWAN) Trauma Conference at Liverpool Hospital promises to be yet another great conference. I attended my first SWAN conference last year, and was thoroughly impressed by the sheer calibre and world-class trauma...