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Zero-Point Survey

by | Aug 18, 2024

The Zero-Point Survey (ZPS) is a great starting tool for all team members, that immediately improves situational awareness via removing background noise and creating a stable pre- patient environment. It enables optimisation of all team members so that they are...

The role of the team leader

by | Aug 18, 2024

The team leader role is arguably the most important role of the trauma team, and a role that shouldn’t be undertaken lightly. Prior to the reception of a trauma patient, the team leader role needs to be clearly allocated, so that all team members are aware of who is...

Trauma team structure

by | Aug 18, 2024

The trauma team structure will vary according to factors such as the time of day, availability of staff, hospital resources and skill set of the responders (5). This section will describe the makeup and roles in the ‘ideal’ setting and in modified circumstances where...

Introduction

by | Aug 18, 2024

Victorian hospitals treat more than 4,000 major trauma patients each year, and this number is steadily increasing year on year (2). Every time a patient arrives at a health facility, they are treated by a team comprised of multiple individuals that appear to...

References

by | Aug 18, 2024

1 Brouwers MC, Kho ME, Browman GP, Burgers JS, Cluzeau F, Feder G, et al. AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care. Cmaj. 2010;182(18):E839-42. 2 Kulshrestha A, Singh J. Inter-hospital and intra-hospital patient transfer:...