What can trauma teams learn from elite rowing? In this interview from the 2014 London Trauma Conference, Tom Evens discusses high performance as a process and culture, connecting mental rehearsal, simulation, coaching and learning from successes and failures with preparation for work in the resuscitation room.
Trauma: An Elite Sport? Tom Evens at the London Trauma Conference 2014 Read More
A guide to the changes introduced in the 2015 APLS trauma update, with an accompanying podcast. Simon Carley discusses haemorrhage control, cervical spine management, vascular access, imaging and pain relief, alongside implications for instructors and areas where contemporary guidance differed.
New kids on the block. 2015 APLS trauma updates. Read More
Which balance of plasma, platelets and red cells should be used in major traumatic haemorrhage? This 2015 appraisal of the PROPPR trial examines mortality, haemostasis and deaths from bleeding, considering study power and the practical challenges of interpreting the results for transfusion protocols.
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Karim Brohi discusses vascular injury in a short podcast recorded at the 2014 London Trauma Conference. The accompanying introduction highlights recognising the ischaemic injured limb, questioning assumptions about hard and soft signs, and the role of interventional radiology in major trauma care.
Karim Brohi on Vascular Injury at the London Trauma Conference Read More
Which patients with blunt chest trauma are most likely to develop complications? This 2015 journal club examines the derivation and validation of a prognostic score, considering outcome definitions, reliability of recorded risk factors and the further evidence needed before a model should guide admission or discharge.
JC: What’s the ‘best’ test for a broken chest? Read More
Why did progesterone’s promise in experimental brain injury fail to translate into benefit in a large clinical trial? This 2014 journal club examines patient selection, randomisation, anticipated treatment effects and stopping for futility, using the study to explore the challenges of translating laboratory findings into patient care.
JC: Progesterone’s pleiotropic failure in head injury. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The final day of the London Trauma Conference 2014 turns to prehospital care and air ambulance operations. This report covers training and performance, introducing new procedures, difficult transfers and the human impact of fatal helicopter crashes, alongside brief discussions of emerging trauma therapies and responder technology.
St Emlyn’s at the London Trauma Conference – Day 3 Read More
Highlights and a podcast from day two of the London Trauma Conference 2014, spanning trauma in older people, children and pregnant patients. The team also reflects on performance culture, learning from deaths, the future of ATLS and debates about ultrasound, vascular access and social media.
St Emlyn’s at the London Trauma Conference – Day 2 Read More
