Two motorcycle trauma case studies, presented by Rupert Freeman, MICA Flight Paramedic Air Ambulance Victoria and Michaela Malcolm, MICA Flight Paramedic Air Ambulance Victoria.

This presentation will detail two extremely challenging cases that required both paramedics to think outside the box.

• Performing procedures in awkward and unfamiliar environments
• Transporting patients in positions outside the routine
• Logistical considerations for long jobs
• Importance of consultation for procedures and advice
• Working under pressure in high acuity cases

Biographies:

Michaela Malcolm - Michaela has been a paramedic with Ambulance Victoria for 17 years, 8 as an Intensive Care Paramedic and 2 as an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic, one of two first females to work on Victorian HEMS. She has worked on roads in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria and is now based at Bendigo on HEMS 3. Growing up in the bush near Marysville, she spends any spare time outdoors usually on a mountain bike.

Rupert Freeman - Rupert has been a paramedic with Ambulance Victoria for 17 years. He has worked as a Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic in Melbourne for 7 years and at Air Ambulance Victoria for 6 years as an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic.