TTL Tip 22: Graded Assertiveness
2 min read
Communication is SO important in the resus room. Making sure that your message is heard and understood is really important.
Trauma Team Leader TipsMajor Trauma
TTL tips 21: Catastrophic Bleeding from the midface
2 min read
A practical guide to the “stacking” technique for catastrophic midface bleeding in an intubated patient. Covers airway protection, facial support and nasal balloon tamponade, alongside the team and equipment needed for this temporary rescue measure.
JC: IV or IO first in cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s
12 min read
What does pooled patient-level evidence from PARAMEDIC3 and IVIO tell us about which vascular access route to try first? Simon Carley examines survival, neurological outcomes and the practical limits of the findings for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Ep 299 – Which patients with chest pain need a troponin test?
8 min read20 min listen
Which patients with chest pain actually need a troponin? Rick Body looks at how much we can trust the history, cardiovascular risk factors and our own clinical judgement before deciding to test.
Before ECPR: Optimising Shockable Cardiac Arrest at The Big Sick.
10 min read
What can teams optimise in shockable cardiac arrest before considering ECPR? This report from The Big Sick explores defibrillation, interruptions to compressions and physiology-guided resuscitation, including the evidence gaps and debate around emerging approaches.
Trauma Team Leader TipsTrauma & Orthopaedics
TTL tips 20: Significant Pelvic Fracture management
2 min read
How can the trauma team leader help specialists agree a timely plan for a patient with a significant pelvic fracture? This guide focuses on coordinating resuscitation and bleeding control, resolving competing priorities and planning for deterioration or delay.
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