ETM Course

The latest ETM Podcast is out now: Andy Buck & Matt Oliver discussing one hospital's Code Brown/Mass Casualty response to the Bondi attack: etmcourse.com/etm-podcast-co…

2 places are available on next week's ETM Advanced Course in Melbourne. If you have done ETM and want to take your trauma skills to the next level, check out our website for more information and registration: etmcourse.com/etm-advanced-t…

We've had a late cancellation for this weekend's sold-out ETM Advanced Course on the Gold Coast (prior to the ACEM ASM). One place is now available, so get in quick! etmcourse.com/events/etm-adv…

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ETM Website undergoing major overhaul tonight & will be offline from 8pm AEDT Wed 5th Nov, until 9am AEDT Thurs 5th Nov. No course registrations/manual access during this time. Wellington course participants will be sent a link to access the manual!

The first feedback form is in for the Tox Course Module 4 - Bites, stings & envenomation with Geoff Isbister. What rating did it get? 5 Stars! Check it out at ETM Online: etmonline.com/courses/tox-co…

🚨 Abstract Submissions Open! The #Trauma2030 Symposium invites clinicians, researchers, students & innovators to share groundbreaking work in trauma, surgery, critical care, AI — and more. Submit your abstract and help rewrite the future of Trauma Care. 🧠💡 Deadline: 15 Nov 2025 📩 iophc@londonsairambulance.org.uk

We aim to provide evidence-based guidelines pertaining to helmet use and helmet laws with respect to important outcomes including mortality, cervical spine injury, and discharge disposition. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

Patients with GCS ≤6, SBP ≤70 mmHg, AIS in abdomen ≥3, and AIS in extremity/pelvis ≥4 were most likely to benefit from REBOA and had a higher survival rate by >30% than general trauma population. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

Module 4 of the Tox Course - Bites, stings & envenomation is out now! Featuring world renowned envenomation expert Prof Geoff Isbister. Check it out at ETM Online. etmonline.com/courses/tox-co…

Own the Hamilton T1 Ventilator. Shout out to George Douros, creator of the original "Own the Oxylog" guidelines who has just released "Own the Hamilton"! etmcourse.com/own-the-hamilt… A must read/see resource for anyone using the Hamilton T1 ventilator.

Analysis of risk factors for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury resulted in the A+ screening criteria: temporal fractures, sphenoid fractures, orbital roof fractures, fractures of C1-4, and/or ligamentous injuries of the cervical spine. @todd_nickoles; @ralewit; @MarkLikesTrauma; @JeremyJohnsonMD; @trey_eubanks @PhxChildrens; @LeBonheurChild; @LeBPedSurg; @SurgeryUTHSC; @childrens; @UTSW_Surgery; @UTSW_PediSurg; @Okla_Childrens; @OUPedSurg; @archildrens; @dellchildrens journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

Latest episode of the Tox Course Podcast is out and it's a cracker - Snakebite featuring Geoff Isbister, Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters and Andy Buck youtu.be/uXouUfOyWzk Also available at the Tox Course blog (with links to the main podcast apps) bit.ly/4m2fPTL

We've had a couple of last minute cancellations on this weekend's sold out ETM Advanced Course in Melb. If you were hoping to come and have the weekend off, you can register now! Details & rego link here: etmcourse.com/events/etm-adv… (NB ETM Course completion is a prerequisite)

Early collapse following snakebite- associated with severe envenoming, cardiac arrest and death - most common with brown snakes @tapna_inc @theMJA @angelachiewa @KIsoardi onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mj…

Latest episode of the Tox Course Podcast just released. Body Packers - Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters and Andy Buck discuss this tricky clinical and medico-legal presentation. podbean.com/eas/pb-fgrgh-1…

Do pelvic binders reduce mortality from hemorrhage or blood product consumption? Best available data to date says no, despite this practice being around longer than I've been alive. If you want to place a pelvic to stabilize the fracture, go for it, but don't delude yourself into thinking there is any data supporting this practice for mortality or blood sparing purposes. Additionally, one study found that only 1 in 5 were properly placed. Clip from The Pitt @StreamOnMax link.springer.com/article/10.100… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38331685/ sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… PMID: 39907772, 38331685, 38225602 #emergency #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #icu #airway #medic #science #data #research #army #armymedicine #armyemdoc #medic #prehospital #trauma #medx #medtwitter

@armyemdoc The only intervention that appears to save lives is angio-embolisation.

@armyemdoc We've just done a deep dive on this to update the ETM Course manual. Very hard to find anything showing actual mortality benefit. Some studies even challenge the "reduce the volume for potential bleeding" argument (retroperitoneum held 5-20litres in one cadaver study!)

Module 3 of the Tox Course is now live! etmonline.com/all-courses/ This module covers a wide range of serious prescription drug tox topics and tox procedures Special discounts apply for multi-module registrations Existing module 1/2 subscribers check your email for more discounts!

Among pediatric trauma patients, using LTOWB for at least 30% of the total transfusion volume within the first 4-hours was associated with improved survival at 6-, 12-, and 24-hours. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…