Trauma in the Rural Setting - Episode 34

About this episode

This episode discusses trauma management in rural settings, focusing on resuscitation and patient transport.

In this episode, we look at Trauma in the Rural setting which makes it an important modifier in the ACEM fellowship exams. We talk about the initial resuscitation, preparation and actions. We then include a bit of bread and butter MTP and throw in a discussion on how you would transport a patient like this to a major centre. We also discus briefly TEG and ROTEM. Check out the cast notes and SAQ at https://artofemergency.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Abrar, Kishan

Topics covered

• Trauma
• Rural Medicine
• Resuscitation
• Patient Transport
• TEG
• ROTEM

Keywords

• Trauma
• Rural Setting
• Resuscitation
• MTP
• TEG
• ROTEM
• Patient Transport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACEM

Books & works: cast notes, SAQ

Places: Rural, major centre

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