In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Matt Creed, a Consultant in Anaesthetics, Major Trauma and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine based in Cardiff. Matt has been active in pre-hospital care for over a decade, having worked with a number of different services in both England and Wales.

In this episode we discuss how to get involved in pre-hospital care, the history of the BASICS scheme and some of the latest PHEM research, exploring how it can be applied in wilderness and austere settings.

Links from the episode:

https://www.basics.org.uk/

https://www.medservewales.org/

Diploma in Immediate Care

References:

• Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled,phase 3 trial;  Crombie, Nicholas et al; The Lancet Haematology, Volume 9, Issue 4, e250 - e261.

• Pharmacokinetics of intramuscular tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: a clinical trial; Grassin-Delyle, Stanislas et al; British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 126, Issue 1, 201 - 209