This iBook is structured according to the ATLS 10th edition chapters. Why have we done this when ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) is often considered “archaic” and not to be recommended…
EMTA 2018 prize winners
Research in Emergency Medicine ranges in scale and complexity and covers a wide spectrum of subjects, all of which contribute to our overall knowledge base…
To tube or not to tube? That is the question. The AIRWAYS-2 TRIAL
The AIRWAYS-2 trial compared the effectiveness of i-gel supraglottic airways (SGA) with endotracheal intubation (TI) in the initial airway management of adult patients in non-traumatic out of hospital…
January 2019
Podcast for January 2019…
June 2018
June 2018…
Helicopter Safety and Familiarisation
This session covers aspects of helicopter safety, in particular the dangers associated with working with rotary-winged aircraft.…
Pre-Hospital Communication
This session will cover the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication…
Thoracic Trauma
For each life-threatening thoracic injury this work will include, a definition and context to include the incidence…
Thoracic Injuries I
This session is part one of two dealing with thoracic injuries. This session is pitched at FCEM examination standard and you are expected to be competent at leading a trauma response…
NICE Spinal Injury Guidelines
This month we’re really drilling down in to the specifics around suspected spinal injury in major trauma…
RSI – Basics of NMBAs
As Emergency Medicine continues to grow as a specialty, newer fields are coming in to our practice on a more regular basis…
SAAP & Intra-aortic Adrenaline in Cardiac Arrest
This years Douglas Chamberlain lecture at the LCAS was given by Prof. James Manning on his 25 years of research into cardiac arrest and the use of Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion…
LTC Podcast 6 Prehospital ECMO
Prehospital ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest is a mind-boggling feat when you consider the rapid response…
LTC podcast 3; 25 Years between, through and over the hedges of Ireland
This was a captivating talk from a man who has seen first hand the effect of the development of organised trauma and pre-hospital care…
LTC Podcast 2 – Prehospital USS / Transfer of Difficult Patient / Prehospital TXA
In this interview we discuss his experience in the use of ultrasound for critical care in the remote environment…
LTC Podcast 1 – Chest Trauma
In the first of my official LTC podcasts recorded live at the conference I interview Mr Doug West, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Bristol Royal Infirmary…
More than just a Trauma Conference (LTC2014)
Last week (9th-12th December) was the 8th Annual London Trauma Conference (#LTC2014) & London Cardiac Arrest Symposium (#LCAS2014) at the Royal Geographical Society Building in London…
REBOA
Interview with Dr Gareth Davies: London’s Air Ambulance (@LNDairamb), about an emerging treatment coming to your ED soon.…