Understanding mechanism of injury is a crucial aspect of managing patients who have suffered traumatic injuries. This session aims to provide an overview on attaining this information and its translation into patient care.
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.
The use of FI blocks in the emergency department has been shown to provide effective pain relief in the acute setting and to reduce the use of opiate analgesia.
Radiation can be subdivided into two categories - ionizing and non-ionizing, both of which have an effect on human tissue
This session is about the assessment and complex management of patients with pelvic injury in the emergency department.
This session covers the assessment and management of patients presenting to ED with electrical injuries.
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.
Elbow injuries are common and acute elbow trauma accounts for 2-3% of all visits to the emergency department.
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute limb ischaemia.
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuries.
Cervical spine injuries are rare but potentially devastating. Immobilisation of the cervical spine on the slightest suspicion of injury is recommended by most resuscitation courses.