How do you decide when you don’t have all the information? Iain Beardsell revisits Tactical Trauma to explore the judgements behind major incident care, triage, eCPR and trauma ECMO.
Ep 300 – Decisions Under Pressure: Knowing When to Act in Emergency Care Read More
Does adding REBOA to advanced life support improve outcomes in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This appraisal of REBOARREST examines the neutral trial results, delays to aortic occlusion and incomplete delivery of the intervention, and asks what remains uncertain.
The Sub30 study tested whether a London prehospital team could establish extracorporeal CPR within 30 minutes of cardiac arrest. This appraisal examines the logistical lessons, the small patient group and the distinction between demonstrating feasibility and showing a survival benefit.
Pre Hospital Extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) in the UK: The Sub30 study Read More
Claire Park draws on civilian and military experience to discuss care during high-threat incidents at Tactical Trauma 2024. The podcast explores the balance between responder risk and treatment delays, communication between emergency services, casualty evacuation and the gaps in the available evidence.
Podcast – Care in the Hot Zone with Claire Park at Tactical Trauma 2024 Read More
Alice Hutin describes how the Paris SAMU team delivers prehospital extracorporeal CPR for selected patients with refractory cardiac arrest. Recorded at Tactical Trauma 2024, the interview explores on-scene logistics, patient selection, communication when eCPR is not appropriate and team debriefing.
Podcast – Prehospital eCPR with Alice Hutin at Tactical Trauma 2024 Read More
A Dutch randomised trial tests extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This appraisal examines survival with favourable neurological outcomes, patient selection and delays to treatment, asking how much the result reflects the system delivering ECPR.
ECPR for refractory cardiac arrest Read More
