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Traumatic Brain Injury (abridged)

ThePTN podcast

Release Date: 06/27/2024

An introduction to Trauma Care show art An introduction to Trauma Care

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We go through the introduction of trauma systems into the UK and how this came about, focussing specifically on the Peninsula Trauma Network. Finish up with overview of the trauma call and how we manintain best practice across the network.

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Preparing for the trauma call and the first 10mins show art Preparing for the trauma call and the first 10mins

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Ash Lowther chats to Tim today as they take us through the stages in preparing for the trauma call: pre-alert, bay preparation, trauma team briefing, patient arrival and handover. This is the first podcast in the series specifically covering the learning areas for the level 1 and 2 Major Trauma  Nursing compotencies.

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Being a TTL: Expert Experience show art Being a TTL: Expert Experience

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Tim is joined by Lou Mitchell, David McConnell and Tony Kehoe to discuss all things leadership in trauma. Bringing experience from the entire range of trauma care, from pre-hospital, trauma units and MTCs, with the added extra of extensive experience with the Royal Navy and British armed forces in locations including Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Topics include developing leadership and a leadership style, how we go about training our future leaders and how the vast majority of leadership (in trauma) is developed away from the resus bay and from the trauma call! 

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Being a TTL: human performance show art Being a TTL: human performance

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Clare Bosanko gives us her insights into the elements of human performance that impact working within the trauma team, both as the TTL and as a functioning member of the trauma team.

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The Primary Survey show art The Primary Survey

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Prof Jason Smith joins the podcast in this episode. We cover what 'traditional teaching' classifies as the primary survey and reflects on how this has changed over time. Discussions centre on how some of these traditional elements may not be relevant and how we might change how we make use of the primary survey itself depending on the patient in front of you.

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Traumatic Cardiac Arrest show art Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

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Dr Matt Warner, consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Emergency Medicine, ED Major Trauma lead at Derriford Hospital (and Medical Director for the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit) dicusses the management of the patient in traumatic cardiac arrest. Definition and recognition, atempts to reverse and then moving onto resuscitative thoracotomy following the HOTT protocol. 

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Trauma RSI show art Trauma RSI

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Rapid sequence induction in trauma is often performed in a 'hostile environment', whether done pre-hospitally or in resus. Key elements include indications, drug choice and anticipation, rather than correction, of cardiovascular effects.

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The Gas Induction: airway management show art The Gas Induction: airway management

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The Gas Induction (presented by ThePTN) presents airway management.

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The Gas Induction: RSI show art The Gas Induction: RSI

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The Gas Induction (presented by ThePTN) presents rapid sequence induction.

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The Gas Induction: anaesthetic equipment show art The Gas Induction: anaesthetic equipment

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The Gas Induction (presented by ThePTN) presents anaesthetic equipment.

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Edited version. The podcast covers all things traumatic brain injury! From initial assessments, life-saving interventions to buy time until definative neurosurgical management and all the way to rehabilitation and follow up. Includes expert tips on accurate assessment of GCS (Glasgow Coma Score).