Trauma Decisions

[Melclin]

So I'm off to a conference on trauma next week and they are running a certain number of presentations at the same time, forcing me to decide between equally interesting material. Truly, my life is terrible

My current dilema:

Victorian 'Black Saturday' bushfires: The infectious diseases and microbiology response (Ms Norelle Sherry) Vs. Saving brain neurons from death following brain trauma (Prof Seong-Seng Tan)

The first gives me an opportunity to learn about something I don't know much about, and allows the possibility for me to ask questions on an area I am interested in: Pre-hospital antibiotics. The second is obviously more interesting, but non specific and there are many papers being presented of that type in the two days. Plus the first presenter doesn't even have a PhD...pfffft

 

[nomofica]

I say go for the one on infectious diseases.

 

[akflightmedic]

Go for the infectious diseases one...cause she sounds hot and may be easier to understand.

 

[Seaglass]

If you're going to get more chances to go to presentations involving TBI, then go for the infectious diseases one.

 

[RyanMidd]

Go for the infectious diseases one...cause she sounds hot and may be easier to understand.

As far as I know, Vic is a guy's name...

Anyway, I say go with the brain injury talk. Half because I am sick of H1N1 and microbiology/disease vector info (no pun intended), and half because I truly believe that there are dozens of patients seen by EMS and hospitals that are given grim morbidity chances, when really, rehabilitation or pharmacological intervention can prevent, for lack of a better word, vegetation.

 

[guardian528]

brain/nervous system stuff is fascinating, and its definitely a good idea to have a nice understanding of those kind of injuries

 

[akflightmedic]

As far as I know, Vic is a guy's name...

Anyway, I say go with the brain injury talk. Half because I am sick of H1N1 and microbiology/disease vector info (no pun intended), and half because I truly believe that there are dozens of patients seen by EMS and hospitals that are given grim morbidity chances, when really, rehabilitation or pharmacological intervention can prevent, for lack of a better word, vegetation.

Ms Norelle Sherry is the presenter...ummm sounds all female to me, do not know where you even got Vic from...work on them reading skills champ!

 

[RyanMidd]

Whoops. I thought "Vic Bushfire" was the presenter's name. But I stand by my reasons for going to see the babe!

 

[silver]

go microbio, since many people really don't understand it at all.

 

[EMSLaw]

Whoops. I thought "Vic Bushfire" was the presenter's name. But I stand by my reasons for going to see the babe!

No, but that would make a great name for a professional wrestler.

And after that brief bit of off-topic whimsy...

I would go to the ID one, too. Expand your horizons.

 

[Seaglass]

Whoops. I thought "Vic Bushfire" was the presenter's name. But I stand by my reasons for going to see the babe!

I can't decide whether Bushfire would be the worst last name ever, or the best. Vic Bushfire, though, would just be unfortunate. And hey, Vic can be short for Victoria.

 

[bunkie]

I have to say I'm torn myself. I love microbiology but the latter sounds absolutely fascinating. I'd flip a coin. :lol:

 

[CollegeBoy]

Its a close call, but Id have to say go with brain injury because in my honest opinion, in EMS the best way to treat serious infections is high flow gasoline. I just feel that there is more that can be done in the feild to prevent brain injury than treaing infections.

 

[mycrofft]

VIC as in "Victroria", "Black Saturday" as in HUGE brushfires.

They lost dozens of people, partly because of a "go early, or stay and fight" policy.
I'd take that one, TBI is evolving rapidly from month to month, but the Black Sat event will be largely lost to hx.

 

[Melclin]

They lost dozens of people, partly because of a "go early, or stay and fight" policy.
I'd take that one, TBI is evolving rapidly from month to month, but the Black Sat event will be largely lost to hx.

173 to be exact. Destroyed entire townships. Nasty business. The trauma centres geared up for a mass casualty situation and were suprised when they had relatively few incoming pts. When they asked why they were shocked to hear, "Everyone's dead".

Anyhow, you make a good point mycrofft, however there is a an entire session dedicated to to pulling apart the trauma response and management of the fires (why this paper is all by its lonesome, I don't know).