AWEMS CPD003 – HEMS in the Tasmanian Wilderness

This webinar CPD course is open to members of the Australasian Wilderness & Expedition Medicine Society only. To learn more about becoming a become a member, please visit https://awems.org.au

Date/Time

• Tuesday 18th May 2021 at 20:00 – 21:00 AEST

Topic

• Dr Domhnall Brannigan will review a difficult HEMS case in the Tasmanian wilderness. Dr Brannigan will be joined by Andy Summers who is an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic, Rescue Crewman and Instructor.

Discussion Points

• HEMS activation and response
• The landing/winch site
• Safety around helicopters
• The stabilisation and packaging of the casualty for AME
• The handover from ground EMS/first-responders
• Case review: Parsons Falls rescue

About the Guest Speakers

Dr Domhnall Brannigan

Dr Domhnall Brannigan MB BCh BAO BA FACEM is a Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine Consultant with Ambulance Tasmania and an Emergency Physician at the Royal Hobart Hospital. His specialties include; emergency medicine, retrieval medicine, diving and hyperbaric medicine, expedition and wilderness medicine.

Andy Summers

Intensive Care Flight Paramedic, Rescue Crewman and Instructor with Ambulance Tasmania.

Enrollment

All webinar details and the recording (after the live event) are inside this course. Click Start Course to continue.

This CPD course can be completed two ways:

1. View the live webinar and interact with the guest speaker (preferred method). After the live webinar, complete the short reflection assessment and achieve a CPD certificate.
2. View the recorded webinar. After viewing the recording, complete the short reflection assessment and achieve a CPD certificate.

Enrollment is automatic for AWEMS members who are enrolled in the AWEMS CPD Group. If you are an AWEMS member and not enrolled in the AWEMS CPD Group, please contact brad@austererisk.com for access.

Moderator

This webinar will be moderated by AWEMS CPD coordinator Brad Stewart