Surviving massive Burns
Surviving massive Burns: Jamie Manning and the Royal North Shore Hospital team. The team reflect on learnings for the future, such as the importance of continuity of care.
Category Trauma
Battlefield Surgery
MSF goes where no one else will go, but doing this kind of good is not getting any easier. John Swinnen on The Future of Battlefield Surgery.
A Cardiothoracic Conundrum
Emily Granger takes us through the original cardiothoracic conundrum: what to do about chest injuries and rib fractures?
Erector Spinae Plane Block
The Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) is a technically simple and safe form of regional anaesthesia that can provide effective analgesia for 12 hours in patients with acute posterior rib fractures
Serratus Anterior Plane Block
The SAPB is a technically simple and safe form of regional anaesthesia that provides effective analgesia in patients with acute anterolateral rib fractures
Missing the low hanging fruit
Rant: Missing low hanging fruit in prehospital medicine. Mike Abernethy talks to us about the importance of bystander action.
Code Crimson
A trauma patient has come in and they have a life threatening, non-compressible haemorrhage. We have a Code Crimson on our hands.
Brain Surgery in the Outback
Acting rapidly is the most important thing that we can do, but neurosurgery in the outback and rural communities can be challenging with Brian Owler
Penetrating Neurotrauma
Penetrating Neurotrauma - Implications of USA vs world. Wendy Chang takes us through methods to best treat these patients.
Common Trauma Radiology Misses
Andrew Dixon takes us through five Common Trauma Radiology Misses and Misinterpretations.
Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team
Lieutenant Colonel Leilani Doyle recounts how this was accomplished from the early concept, through development and finally to the deployment of the CMERT (Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team)
Ultrasound in Trauma
The scope of ultrasound in trauma; the evolution of point-of-care Ultrasound in Trauma, and the FAST examination with Resa Lewiss