Authors: Rob James, Caroline Leech /Â Code: RP4, RP7, SLO3 / Published:Â 01/07/2015
Squadron Leader Rob James spoke at the Telford Trauma Care Conference about blood loss in Trauma, it’s management and some novel devices that could be used when blood products are not immediately available.
In this podcast Caroline Leech chats to Rob about the major points from his session and discusses some of the recent evidence on the topic.
For more on managing major haemorrhage check out the recent blog from the RCFN and the podcast on impedance threshold devices
Enjoy the podcast!
Managing Major Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department
When looking for the source of the blood loss think, ‘Blood on the floor and four more’
Abdominal Trauma
The assessment of abdominal trauma is notoriously difficult. Serious intra-abdominal injuries may initially appear to be innocuous and localisation of symptoms is variable.
Supporting Overseas Doctors (IMGs)
There are many components of looking after overseas doctors. Many of them are intuitive and seem common sense, but our experience suggests the basics are often done poorly. We define an overseas doctors as a doctor who has trained, and probably worked, abroad who is embarking on a new healthcare career in the NHS.