Trauma on the Border 2021
Land, Air and Sea - Conquering unique trauma challenges
Penetrating Trauma - is this one for real?
This talk will analyse the prehospital assessment and management of penetrating trauma including the accuracy of clinical wound examination, the evidence base behind current treatment strategies and the interface between prehospital and in-hospital care.
Presented by: Dr. John Glasheen (Ambulance Medical Officer High Acuity Response Unit Queensland Ambulance Service )
John is an emergency doctor with extensive experience in prehospital and retrieval medicine. He is currently part of the Queensland Ambulance Service High Acuity Response Unit based in Brisbane. Prior to studying medicine he was a paramedic in Ireland and has worked in aeromedical retrieval at Sydney HEMS and LifeFlight in Queensland. He has a research background in emergency airway management and is interested in clinical governance and critical care education.
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
