Trauma on the Border 2022

As we continue to lead the way forward in the evolution of the paramedicine profession, Trauma on the Borders 2022 theme of "Driving professional change" showcases the latest developments in paramedic practice, current research, and a host of speakers and presentations catering to the priorities and needs of paramedics of all levels, from students to on-road paramedics, intensive and extended care paramedics, flight and mobile paramedics, paramedic educators and academics, and senior managers.

Tactical Medicine and Austere Trauma: Bringing Lifesaving Knowledge and Skills to Remote Teams

The concepts of Tactical Combat Casualty Care have brought experience and data from the battlefield into the civilian realm, allowing many lives to be saved as a result of increased emphasis on rapid bleeding control, application of lifesaving interventions for preventable causes of death in trauma, and zoning of care in the increasingly dynamic and dangerous prehospital environment. The 2019/2020 Bushfire season in Australia demonstrated that emergency services in remote areas work with very similar needs and threats to those in tactical and military settings. This presentation will cover areas of convergence between the 2 domains, as well as knowledge and skills transfer that are shaping the remote and austere emergency services response into 2022

Biography: Matt Pepper

Matt served 7 years in the Australian Army, working across a number of combat corps roles and graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the Australian Defence Force Academy. In 2006 he transitioned to the Ambulance, and worked across multiple services as a Special Operations Intensive Care Paramedic and Special Operations Team Instructor. He jointly established the Tactical Medical Operations capability in NSW Ambulance and was integral in raising the first full-time Tactical Paramedic Team in Australia, moving on to become the service's inaugural Clinical Training Officer for Tactical Medicine. Matt was the founding President of the Australian Tactical Medical Association and 2015 Churchill Scholar researching best practice across the UK, USA and Canada in Tactical Emergency Medical Support.

Conference moderator: Tash Adams, Critical Care Paramedic - HARU Queensland Ambulance Service