Tag traumatic arrest

CME 03/11/16 – Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Here is Rosie’s talk on emergency resuscitative thoractomy. Resources: An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. EAST updated…

CME 05/11/15 – Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Here is Jeremy’s talk on emergency thoracotomy. Resources: An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. EAST updated its…

CME 09/10/14 – Emergency Thoracotomy

Here is John’s talk on emergency thoracotomy. Resources: Mark Corden’s previous CME talk on Emergency Thoracotomy Here is a good summary from LITFL titled “ED Thoracotomy: Is it Just the First Part of the Autopsy?” by Kane Guthrie Hunt PA, Greaves I,…

CME 28/8/14 – Traumatic Arrest Management

Here is Amy’s talk on the management of traumatic arrest. Resources: Traumatic arrest from EMCrit Traumatic arrest from ERcast European Resuscitation Council Guidelines – Traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest Algorithm for the resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest patients in a physician-staffed helicopter emergency…

CME 31/7/14 – When to stop resuscitation?

Here is Dan’s discussion on the factors that may influence when to continue or cease resuscitative efforts. Resources: Video Lectures: Weingart tackles the dogma and evidence around resuscitation algorithms brings us the concept of truely advanced life support. The ABC’s…