Isolated traumatic brain injury can cause hypotension and tachycardia (44% patients in this study) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29706… Richard Lyon #TBS19

Ensure you titrate the oxygen down wherever possible Richard Lyon #TBS19 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

I’m reminded again this past few weeks that the most important investment I can make is towards my family. The hospitals will bleed me dry. I can only invest into work from a place of overflow at home. They can always find another surgeon. My family can not find another me.

In Scenario 3, I had to perform an above-knee amputation for a hypovolaemic peri-arrest patient with his leg irretrievably trapped in a factory mincer 🤮. I forgot to call top-cover 🤦🏻‍♀️. Thank you to Danny for organising some great training! Helimed54 Helimed53 WNDLRAirAmb

When you have tried for the last decade to encourage colleagues to improve their presentation. Then the Government does this.

JOB ALERT We are now recruiting for Critical Care Practitioners (in North and South Wales) to provide high quality clinical care in both the pre hospital / and inter hospital transfer environments. For more info, and to apply, visit jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916…

Wales Trauma Network Team Hywel Dda celebrating 1 year of major trauma!

Stopping someone from bleeding to death requires many keys steps Our team uses this cognitive aid Page 1 covers general measures to guide vascular access, haemostatic resuscitation, reversal of anticoagulation, and optimising of clotting 1/10

It’s Major Trauma Awareness Week, please pop and say hello to the Hywel Dda Team at their stand in GGH canteen today #MTAW24 #NHS Steph Hire 🌈 Hywel Dda UHB Wales Trauma Network

ST We really need to wise up Record Faithfully so the system has a true indication of capacity and demand requirements When you finally decide you can't do any more system will see you are baulking at doing more than 12PA even if you're paid for 10...