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Australasian Trauma Society Conference
11-12 September 2021. An exciting and informative conference with an emphasis on current controversial topics in trauma care, including: advances in trauma resuscitation, trauma care after the first 24 hours, shock and coagulopathy management, advances in trauma radiology, neurotrauma, special groups (including paediatrics, pregnancy, and older persons), trauma training and education, injury prevention strategies, and trauma care in rural areas.
Topic: None
Type: Event
Glasgow Coma Scale
This package is designed to highlight the importance of and how to perform a structured approach Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in the assessment of a trauma scenario. It is intended to provide guidance to a facilitator on the instruction of participants in the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale following trauma using case examples.
Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
Type: Procedural skill, Training resource kit
Blunt hepatic trauma
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with an understanding of the diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilised for the optimal management of blunt hepatic trauma.
Topic: Abdominal Trauma
Type: Case discussion, Training resource kit
Blunt chest trauma
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the skills and knowledge to effectively assess and manage a patient suffering blunt chest trauma injuries. The scenario encompasses the decision making and procedural skill for insertion of an intercostal catheter to manage a traumatic haemo-pneumothorax.
Topic: Chest Trauma
Type: Immersive scenario, Training resource kit
Penetrating chest trauma
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the skills to assess and manage low velocity penetrating chest wall trauma. The scenario encompasses the decision making and procedural skill for insertion of an intercostal catheter to manage a traumatic haemo-pneumothorax.
Topic: Chest Trauma
Type: Immersive scenario, Training resource kit
Management of blunt abdominal trauma – splenic injury
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to assess and manage a patient with blunt abdominal trauma.
Topic: Abdominal Trauma
Type: Immersive scenario, Training resource kit
Intercostal catheter and chest drain management
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills on how to optimise the management of a patient with an ICC and chest drainage systems following a traumatic chest injury.
Topic: Chest Trauma
Type: Case discussion, Training resource kit
Management of mild closed head injury
This resource is for facilitators to explore the discharge management of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) after initial assessment and treatment.
Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
Type: Role play, Training resource kit
Management of closed head injury
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the knowledge on how to effectively assess and manage a closed head injury following a traumatic incident.
Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
Type: Case discussion, Training resource kit
Assessment of closed head injury
This package is designed to highlight the challenges in traumatic brain injury assessment and familiarise the learner with indications and interpretation of advanced imaging.
Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
Type: Case discussion, Training resource kit