Category: Trauma
JC: Traumatic Cardiac Arrest (TCA) podcast with Prof Jason Smith RN. St Emlyn’s
A few weeks ago we reviewed a paper on the management of traumatic cardiac arrest. That paper specifically looked at the role of closed chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). I recently managed to …
Beyond ATLS with Alan Grayson at #stemlynsLIVE. St Emlyn’s
Another of our videos and podcasts from the #stemlynsLIVE conference. This month it’s Alan Grayson on the role of ATLS in trauma management. If you listen to the twittersphere then ATLS seems to have a …
JC: Should we use chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s
This is a question that we’ve addressed on the blog before and the evidence has been a little conflicting1–6. From a pathophysiological perspective the logic of using closed chest compressions in a patient who has …
Podcast Round Up March 2019. St Emlyn’s
Here’s our regular monthly round up of the best of the blog from March 2019
February 2019 Podcast round up: St Emlyn’s
Welcome to this month’s round up podcast with the St Emlyn’s team. This month Simon reviews the top posts from Feb 2019. Click on the play button below to listen to the podcast, or download …
Top 10 trauma papers 2018-2019 for TraumaUK conference. St Emlyn’s
I’m back in the Midlands at the excellent and great value TraumaUK conference. If you’ve not been to this conference then I’d strongly suggest you do next year. It’s an amazing program and incredible value …
JC: Why do bleeding trauma patients die? St Emlyn’s
Just a quick JC blog post this week to point you to an editorial written by Karim Brohi and John Holcomb on why, and when, patients die of trauma. The editorial appears in Intensive Care …
JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s
This week we are briefly looking at an interesting paper that suggests that HEMS services have much to offer in the management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). We know that outcomes from TCA are poor, …
Trauma in the UK, who cares? St Emlyn’s
We care about trauma. All of us are practising clinicians in healthcare and all of us see trauma in our clinical jobs. Some of my most memorable cases are the saves that the team has …
What’s the bleeding problem with trauma laparotomies?!
Mortality for hypotensive trauma patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have not changed in 20 years. This blog explores the literature and the future!