The ACP International Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for our members to learn from experts and leaders in paramedicine. ACPIC 2021 was delivered as a hybrid conference (online and face to face in the Sunshine Coast, QLD and Hobart, TAS) in November 2021.

This session will discuss the benefits of prehospital ultrasound and solid organ fractures. A case presentation of a young 13-year-old boy who came off his mountain bike at speed with a sore belly will be explored.

Biographies:

Caity Little Caity is an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic with Aeromedical and Retrieval (AMR), Ambulance Tasmania. Caity commenced this role in May 2020. Prior to this, she worked in Alice Springs as an Intensive Care Paramedic. Caity absolutely loves her job in Tasmania and feels privileged to retrieve patients from all around the State with her team.

Dr Jo Kippax Dr Jorian (Jo) Kippax is a Retrievalist and Retrieval Consultant with Ambulance Tasmania in the Aeromedical Retrieval (AMR) unit, working primarily with the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) as well as an Emergency and Hyperbaric Medicine Specialist at the Royal Hobart Hospital. His areas of particular interest include trauma, environmental medicine and disaster preparedness. Besides his day job, Jo is an Officer in the Australian Defence Force, is involved with AUSMAT (deployed to the Philippines following Cyclone Yolanda as Clinical Lead and 2IC) and is involved with the Australian Antarctic Programme medical retrieval team. Jo was a keen expedition mountaineer claiming multiple Himalayan first ascents until his wife got utterly fed up with it all. He continues to enjoy rock-climbing, sneaky mountaineering trips, white-water paddling, diving and coastal sailing in his traditionally rigged open wooden sailing boat (or some completely contrived combination of the above) and trying to keep his kids at least vaguely safe doing the same sort of stuff.

Session moderator: Lucy Oatley