London Trauma Conference 2014 Part 1
I’ve travelled almost the entire length of England to get to the London Trauma Conference this year. What could be […]
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ATLS
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Traumatic cardiac arrest outcomes
Ever heard anyone spout dogma along the lines of: “it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest – resuscitation is futile as the […]
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Is it time to abandon plain radiography in the trauma room?
For patients who will be having a chest CT, perhaps sonography could replace chest radiography in the resus room as […]
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The Bleeding Trauma Patient
The Bleeding Trauma Patient by Dr Pete Sherren By popular request, Here are the slides from a presentation given by […]
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Leadership & experience count in trauma resuscitation
These findings shouldn’t be a surprise – and the authors acknowledge a number of methodological weaknesses in what is essentially […]
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Out-of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest
This small study on traumatic arrests in children1 refutes the “100% mortality from traumatic arrest” dogma that people still spout […]
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Pre-hospital thoracotomy
The London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service provides a physician / paramedic team to victims of trauma. One of the interventions […]
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Exsanguinating cardiac arrest not always fatal
The British Military has developed a reputation for aggressive pre-hospital critical care including (but not limited to) the use of […]
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Resuscitation Guideline Changes
The European Resuscitation Council’s Summary of Major Changes in the 2010 guidelines can be downloaded here
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New CPR Guidelines
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has published its five-yearly update of resuscitation guidelines. The American Heart Association Guidelines can […]