Penetrating trauma

In Australia, penetrating truncal trauma is rare and the care of these patients involves a quite different mindset than we're used to. This is a cohort where our stay-and-play approach can do harm. James and David discuss the evidence relating to penetrating trauma and practical recommendations for your practice. Further resources Over view of major traumatic injury in Australia–Implications for trauma system design The evil of good is better: Making the case for basic life support transport for penetrating trauma victims in an urban environment Association of Police Transport With Survival Among Patients With Penetrating Trauma in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - PubMed (nih.gov)  The effect of transport mode on mortality following isolated penetrating torso Trauma - PubMed Every minute counts: The impact of pre-hospital response time and scene time on mortality of penetrating trauma patients Get in touch clinicalguidelines@ambulance.vic.gov.au X / Twitter David: @expensivecare James: @JamesOz1

Om Podcasten

The podcast for paramedics and anyone involved in out-of-hospital care that is critical, urgent, or unplanned. Hosted by James Oswald (Paramedic and clinical guideline developer) and A/Prof David Anderson (Medical Director). Keyword: Paramedic, paramedicine, Emergency Medical Service, EMS, Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, prehospital, pre-hospital critical care, retrieval medicine, ambulance, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, HEMS, air ambulance, emergency, first responder, first aid.