ETM Podcast Episode 12 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Approach to the surgical airway

by Andy | Sep 21, 2016 | Airway, Podcast

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...

ETM Podcast Episode 11: Trauma Short – Open pneumothorax

by Andy | Jun 22, 2016 | Podcast

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...

ETM Podcast Episode 10 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Haemorrhage control in trauma

by Andy | Feb 4, 2016 | Haemorrhage control, Podcast, Trauma Resuscitation

In this episode Andrew Perry interviews Bruce Paix, a very experienced pre-hospital/retrieval (and military) Anaesthetist and trauma expert about haemorrhage control in trauma. This is a great episode with some real pearls.  Bruce challenges the traditional teaching...

ETM Podcast Episode 9 – Ian Civil – Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

by Andy | Jul 21, 2015 | Podcast, Vascular Trauma

In this episode we talk to Professor Ian Civil, Vascular Surgeon and Director of Trauma at Auckland City Hospital about the incidence, clinical features, investigation and management of blunt cerebrovascular (carotid and vertebral artery) injury.  This is a relatively...

ETM Podcast Episode 8 – Joseph Mathew

by Andy | Jun 18, 2015 | Orthopaedic Trauma, Pelvic Trauma, Podcast, Urologic trauma

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...

ETM Podcast Episode 7 – Michael Fitzharris

by Andy | Jun 11, 2015 | Podcast, Trauma Research

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...