Tag Archives: Trauma

Coffee and Cases Snippets: Don’t Leave Me In Suspense

Posted on April 27, 2023 by robertlloyd85

By Raphael Dworkin, HEMS registrar. Every morning our team discusses cases over coffee. Here is a useful snippet… Fictional Vignette– 52M rally car driver accidentally clips a tyre wall causing his car to flip upside down at low speed. It … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on two months as a Sydney HEMS registrar

Posted on October 20, 2022 by robertlloyd85

Uniform fitted. Induction complete. 10-mission milestone reached. It has been a learning frenzy. I’m a UK-trained emergency physician, and am two months into my year as a Sydney HEMS registrar. Some of my early reflections on the experience have had … Continue reading →

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Pre-Hospital Trauma Evening – Wednesday, 21st September 2022 (1630-2100)

Posted on September 14, 2022 by kyliepratt1
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Institute of Trauma & Injury Management (ITIM) Trauma Education Evening

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Natalie May

It’s just one week til Sydney HEMS will proudly host the ITIM Trauma Education Evening at the ACE Training Centre at our Bankstown Base. How Much? It’s FREE but places are limited so you must register – do so here. Do … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital Part Three

Posted on March 21, 2018 by HawkmoonHEMS

Decision Nodes in trauma care An algorithm is an illustration of a series of medical decisions that address certain patient specific conditions outlining appropriate responses intended to lead to an outcome. The goals of an algorithm are to identify diagnostic … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital Part Two

Posted on February 13, 2018 by HawkmoonHEMS

The following learning points are collated from Regional and Rural hospitals of NSW, Australia, represented here by a single fictional institution – Umbara Base Hospital.  Cases are amalgamated and anonymised (including alteration of patient demographics) such that similarity to real … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital

Posted on December 20, 2017 by HawkmoonHEMS

The following learning points are collated from Regional and Rural hospitals of NSW, Australia, represented here by a single fictional institution – Umbara Base Hospital.  Cases are amalgamated and anonymised (including alteration of patient demographics) such that similarity to real … Continue reading →

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Tactical Medicine Overview

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Preston Fedor

Our Clinical Governance Day on 15 June 2016 was an introductory discussion about the why, who, and how of tactical medicine. Out of this came a recognition of the importance of this knowledge base and skill set not only for … Continue reading →

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Pearls from the Airway Registry – CGD 29/06/2016

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Preston Fedor

(Thanks again to Dr. Clare Hayes-Bradley for presenting the latest Airway Registry and penning the subsequent discussion points below.) To RSI or not to RSI, that is the question… It’s foul weather, near zero degrees and torrential rain, it’s night, … Continue reading →

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Penetrating Trauma

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Cliff Reid

Cliff Reid, Karel Habig, and Geoff Healy discuss the approach to patients with penetrating injury.

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