Paediatric major trauma is rare and terrifying. Seriously injured children need good care but a number of factors (the relatively unusual presentations, their size, the way they communicate, their parents..!) make looking after them feel a lot harder than it really is. So what do clinicians really need to know to look after paediatric major trauma? We need to understand differences in physiological responses to injury (and how these can fox our triage assessments), differences in patterns and mechanisms of injury (and how these correspond to the way we diagnose, image and manage injuries in children) and how we can best prepare ourselves to make sure we look after these children well.
Minor Injuries? Major Trauma!
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Bone after ICU
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, 0
ICU survivors fracture; a bone-derived hormone predicts ICU survival, bisphosphonates may improve ICU outcomes
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Bad Blood
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, ADAMTS13, HIT, HUS, non-malignant haematology, purport fulminans, TTP, X DIC, 0
Non-malignant acquired haematological disorders in critical care - DIC, TTP, HUS and other MAHAs, ADAMST13, HIT and NETosis,
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So, You think you’re a Resuscitationist?
Ka, , 2015, 2016, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Myths, Resuscitation, Skill maintenance, 0
Exploring dogma and myths about knowledge, skills and training of the 'resuscitationist'.
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Oh s**t, they’re bombing our hospital! Is this a new paradigm for war?
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Afghanistan MSF Hospital, Doctors without Borders, Kunduz, Kunduz Hospital, Kunduz Hospital Airstrike, Kunduz Hospital Attack, Kunduz Hospital Bombing, Kunduz Trauma Centre, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, MSF hospital bombing, NotATarget, SMACCDub, Syria Hospital Attacks, Syria hospital bombing, Targeting Hospitals, Yemen hospital attacks, Yemen hospital bombings, 0
After five months working in the ICU and ED of the Médecins Sans Frontières run Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC)...
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SMACCForce Simulation – Terror
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, motorcycle pit crew response, Prehospital Simulation, tactical response, 0
Two simulations for prehospital medical response
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Fiji Critical Care Jenga
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, critical care, developing, Fiji, Jenga, 0
Providing critical care in a developing system is extremely challenging and can be likened to "Critical Care Jenga."
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How Ultrasound Makes You Better
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Algorithm, BLUE, Creativity, Julia Child, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Protocol, RUSH, 0
Algorithms and protocols, which integrate Point-of-Care Ultrasound, help refine diagnoses and treatment plans. However, these are not absolutes. You...
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It is time to throw away the hard cervical collar – PRO: Darren Braude, CON: Karim Brohi
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Cervical spine immobilization, controversy, debate, SMACCDub, spinal motion restriciton, spinal protection, Trauma, 0
Darren Braude and Karim Brohi battle it out in the #SMACCDub Cage Match ‘It is time to throw away...