Prehospital trauma through the eyes of Peter Economou. Life in Australia as a paramedic is not for the faint hearted !!!!.
In this Episode I sat down with Peter Economou a very experienced paramedic. Peter has been working in this field for over 20 years and remains at the forefront of emergency care. He has held extensive positions as a paramedic and is one of the most respected clinicians working today. In this conversation we covered prehospital trauma, the role of team work, the use of the MARCHE nemonic , calciums role in trauma, needle decompression and how to deal with one of the hardest jobs in the world ( being a paramedic).
Case Notes
Calcium in trauma
Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood en route to a military medical treatment facility Click link to article
https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/35/3/176.full.pdf?casa_token=-bkDDI-5zqEAAAAA:EigSbwsp3ywb1O5p6XmiaegBJvjg6CQp4PEHSgLMOjSHX9j05IjaMH0BDOyW7uX9w78YNdiFcPuTWQ
Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the Emergency Department Link to article
https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/8/569.short?casa_token=K3zJwHMYKo0AAAAA:TWWYSj80paraxpGw4CFN255pMKxirThHYTGNz0rwPAlJj_Ez9dOywyN9B570FdqsrTmZOv6o88PQFg
Haemostatic resuscitation
https://litfl.com/haemostatic-resuscitation/
accessed 22nd August 2020. Link to website Life in the fast lane
Pelvic Binders
Effect of Early Pelvic Binder Use in the Emergency Management of Suspected Pelvic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort StudyLink to Journal Article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664718/
Binder placement
Identifying risk factors for suboptimal pelvic binder placement in major traumahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138320301741?casa_token=-TNOOV3myM4AAAAA:lROt14wZdPW9IHISjM2D8BB4oPcqTy2wch7-MRF7HRxC25AA464YR6PyERddkDIgMCMu79Llh8dl
Interesting books
By Patrick Kennedy
Link to novel
https://www.qbd.com.au/you-must-see-some-terrible-things/patrick-kennedy/9780731807659/
Link to novel on amazon
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