ETM Advanced Course

by Andy | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

You can hope trauma goes well. Or you can train so it does. ETM Advanced Course – register now Over the years, we’ve had thousands of participants go through the ETM course, many of whom loved it, but who also wanted to take their trauma training to the...

ETM Podcast – The SABRE Trial – Chris Partyka

by Andy | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized

In this episode of the ETM Course Podcast we talk to Dr Chris Partyka, Emergency Physician and Prehospital and Retrieval Specialist from Sydney and lead author for the recently published SABRE trial which compared Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks to a standard analgesia...

The Art of Making the Team Excel at Trauma with Andrew Petrosoniak & Chris Hicks

by Andy | Jun 20, 2024 | Podcast, Resus Room Management, Trauma Education, Trauma Reception & Resuscitation, Trauma Systems, Uncategorized

We’re posting this as a shout out to Andrew Petrosoniak and Chris Hicks from Advanced Performance, and Mark Bonta from Ditch The Labcoat podcast. This is a fantastic interview with some really interesting insights on trauma team leadership from a couple of the...

ETM Online – Tox Course Module 2 is now live!

by Andy | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

We are excited to announce the launch today of the second module of the Tox Course at ETM Online. Module 2 contains the following topics: Introduction to recreational drugs Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) MDMA and LSD White powders Inhalants Cannabinoids Cathinones Vaping...

ETM Podcast Episode 15 – Ben Newell – Decision making

by Andy | Nov 2, 2017 | General Trauma, Podcast, Trauma Education, Uncategorized

Trauma is all about decision making, so it’s tempting to think that knowing more about how we make decisions might help us do it better. There’s been a lot of hype around System 1 and System 2, metacognition and bias in the Emergency Medicine scene lately...

Traction splinting for fractured shaft of femur – why do we do it?

by Andy | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized

As the longest bone in the body, when it breaks a fractured shaft of femur is a very painful and potentially life threatening injury. One of the main initial treatments for this injury is application of some sort of traction splint, designed to apply distracting force...