PostCollision

🚨 We're moving to Bluesky! 🚨 Stay connected and don't miss out on: 🔹The latest publications 🔹Training opportunities 🔹Research events 🔹Key updates and news 🔹Free research seminars Join us here: bsky.app/profile/post-c…

🚨 Our 'EXIT Ready: Post-Collision Care Essentials' training events are now sold out … but you can still get EXIT ready online! 📢 Missed out? You can take the full EXIT course online. Evidence-based, patient‑centred & CPD-accredited! 🎓 Enrol here: post-collision.com/courses/impact…

📽️Missed last week’s International Women’s Day Research Seminar? The full recording is now on YouTube! We were delighted to host three inspiring speakers: Tanya Fosdick, Dr Claire Baker and Associate Professor Shweta Gidwani. 👉 Watch here: youtu.be/4qMuWQG6S7A?si…

📽️Missed last week’s Research Seminar? The full talk from Dr Alex Psirides, The Ethics of Acute Care, is now on YouTube. Kant, Bentham, Aristotle… and Batman, all applied to real-world clinical decision‑making when demand exceeds resources. Watch here: youtu.be/CKH2xwJOr8Y?si…

🚨 New Publication 🚨 We're pleased to share a new scoping review exploring the psychological sequelae of entrapment following motor vehicle collision. Free and open access: doi.org/10.1186/s13049…

We’ve had a productive start to the year at IMPACT, with new research published, new workstreams launched, and new colleagues joining the team. Explore our latest newsletter - with updates, dates for your diary and exciting news: issuu.com/helipad/docs/i…

🚨Join us for our EXIT Ready: Post‑Collision Care Essentials training events, delivered in partnership with with @DevonAirAmb! 2nd, 7th & 14th April 2026 | Middlemoor Fire Station Free for first responders in Devon! 👉Register here: eventbrite.com/e/exit-ready-p…

🚑 Join our next IMPACT Research Engagement Event for International Women’s Day 2026! Wednesday 11th March | 12:00 GMT | Free Online Seminar 🌍 Open to all. Free to attend. 👉 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-eng…

🌍The Maltese Emergency Nurses’ Association is the first international organisation to adopt the IMPACT Extrication Course! Their nurses deliver prehospital & ED care, making this a powerful step towards safer, evidence-based post-collision response. 👉 post-collision.com/courses/impact…

BASICS Scotland becomes the first independent org to adopt our Extrication Course for all responders. A brilliant team supporting prehospital care in remote & rural areas — leading the way in post-collision response. 👉 post-collision.com/courses/impact… 
#RTC #PreHospital #Extrication

🚨 New Extrication Course is now LIVE! Produced with @PostCollision Built on latest evidence, this 2hr CPD course is for anyone responding to RTCs; fire, police, ambulance, highways endorsed by @FPHCEd Train your service, group discounts available post-collision.com/courses/impact…

🚨 New Extrication Course is now LIVE! Produced with @PostCollision Built on latest evidence, this 2hr CPD course is for anyone responding to RTCs; fire, police, ambulance, highways endorsed by @FPHCEd Train your service, group discounts available 🔗 post-collision.com/courses/impact…

🚨 Our new Extrication Course is now LIVE! Built on the latest evidence from the EXIT project, this 2hr CPD course is for anyone responding to road collisions — fire, police, ambulance, highways. Let’s stop working in silos. Start here 👉 🔗 post-collision.com/courses/impact… #RTC

🚨 New paper in BMC Emergency Medicine! Adding a simple 📸 photographic aid to verbal instructions improved bystanders’ ability to identify a safe site for intramuscular TXA in a simulated trauma scenario (88% vs 63%). Early TXA saves lives #TXA 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s12873…

🌍🚑 At #WRC2025 all 36 teams from 20 countries included self-extrication patients in scenarios. Real progress and fantastic to see the EXIT project principles adopted by our partners @WorldRescueOrg 🙌 #EXITProject #Rescue #Extrication

🚨 New paper out! 🚨 Our scoping review maps the evidence on triage of road traffic casualties – with a focus on the role of bystanders. Findings: 
🟢 Evidence is limited + inconsistent
🟢 Clearer guidance + training needed Free and open access: sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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🙏 Huge thanks to the @TheRSTrust for funding this work, and to the many subject matter experts who contributed. Together we’re building evidence to transform care for trapped casualties. 📖 Read the full paper (free & open access): sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #BystanderCare

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This study provides: 
🧭 A framework for prehospital SOPs 
📚 Guidance for training & triage
⚖️ A mandate to reduce inequities in trauma care It’s another step forward for safer roads and better post-collision care.

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🚨 New research from our Bystander Project 🚨 
We asked: Which injuries + interventions should be prioritised for patients trapped after motor vehicle collisions? Our Delphi consensus study is now published! 
📖 Free & open access: sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #roadsafety