Large Bore IV Access Showdown: Do you know which IV cannula can deliver fluid to your patient the fastest?

by Andy | Jul 9, 2015 | Circulation, Trauma Education, Trauma Resuscitation, Vascular access

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...

ETM Interview in Emergency Medicine Australasia

by Andy | Mar 25, 2015 | Course News, ED Trauma, General Blog, Trauma Education

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...

New point of care TEG machine explained

by Andy | Dec 14, 2014 | Trauma Education

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...

The future of trauma education

by Andy | Dec 13, 2014 | 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....

ETM and Radiopaedia Trauma Radiology Course

by Andy | Oct 11, 2014 | Trauma Education, Trauma Radiology

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,...

ETM Journal Club: Pressure, perfusion, and compartments

by Andy | Jun 21, 2014 | General Trauma, Trauma Education, Trauma Resuscitation, Uncategorized

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,...