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Life after death: the long term outcome of ED thoracotomy survivors
The last year or two have seen some excellent online discussion and teaching around the enigmatic procedure of ED thoracotomy, including Scott Weingart from EMCrit's "Crack to Cure" talk (also given at SMACC recently), and Cliff Reid at Resus.me has done some posts on...
ANZCA Airway Management and Trauma SIG Meeting
The ANZCA (Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists) Airway Management and Trauma Special Interest Group education meeting is on in Melbourne on June 29th, 2013. Airway management in trauma is the topic, with presentations by a range of airway experts,...
April Airway Month continues – with yet another cric video
Shout out to Auckland HEMS for using this video on their site in a post about surgical airway skills training which is worth a read. Another real-life ESA (Emergency Surgical Airway) video. I think these videos are invaluable for us to be able to practice...
ETM Podcast Episode 1 – Minh Le Cong – Trauma Airway (part 1)
This is the very first episode of the Emergency Trauma Management Podcast, created for those who manage trauma in the Emergency Department. In our first episode we are very lucky to have had the chance to interview airway guru and all around nice guy, Minh Le Cong. ...
Another cric video
This one's a bit more controlled than the military helicpoter video, and more useful from an instructional point of view. Bill Hinckley shows us how to use the scalpel-bougie technique, but adds the mantra "don't relinquish control of the trachea", which is akin to...
The ETM Course blog is now live!
What better way to start a blog about trauma than to do a post with a video of real trauma, managed under extreme conditions, in the real world. This video is from a show called Inside Combat Rescue, and for those of you who have trouble getting your head around...