Own the Hamilton T1 Ventilator

by Andy | Sep 24, 2025 | Airway, Airway Management, Trauma Resuscitation, Ventilation

Off the back of the hugely successful “Own the Oxlyog” guidelines, our good friend, co-creator of our ED Procedures Course and colleague Emergency Physician Dr George Douros has just released the “Own the Hamilton T1 Ventilator – When you can...

Large bore IV access showdown – Round 2

by Andy | Feb 4, 2016 | Circulation, Procedures, Trauma Education, Trauma Resuscitation, Vascular access

We got a lot of questions after round 1 of the large bore IV access showdown, mainly about the effect of points of narrowing that may be introduced to your fluid administration lines. So we set up round 2, testing the effect of a fluid warmer, an IV bung and a 3-way...

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...

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...

Large bore vascular access devices

by Andy | Oct 8, 2014 | Circulation, Trauma Procedures, Trauma Resuscitation, Vascular access

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 Radiology: That’s not a knife!

by Andy | Jul 11, 2014 | Trauma Radiology, Trauma Resuscitation, Uncategorized

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...