Post-Morten CT scan after fatal blunt trauma. Interesting findings from Jeremy H Levin at #EAST2023. Takeaway messages: Always decompress the chest. Always confirm the airway.

There has been a 13.6% increase in murder from the same period in 2021.

[BREAKING NEWS] 7,555 people murdered countrywide between October and December 2022. More details on #DStv403 and eNCA.com

Great to see.

Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital now a Level 1 Trauma Centre in Cape Town.

Excellent presentation on the inaccuracies of disclosures related to REBOA Bellal! A career should never be in jeopardy for presenting unfavorable data. Especially if it questions industry practices. Bravo! Bellal Joseph #WTA2023 #FellowshipOfTheSnow

Another retained blade. CT embedded in lung but no major vascular injury. Removed in theatre without a Thoracotomy.

Surround yourself with people who encourage you to laugh loudly and dance like no one is watching x.com/PardueSuzanne/…

We had fun today checking out different flow rates to aid cannula choice 😆 Idea shamelessly stolen from Twitter! (Blood is fake)

Do not delay CT for renal function testing. London Trauma System Recently reviewed a case from St Elsewhere (outside LDN) where a paediatric patient with retroperitoneal bowel injury had CT delayed for 3+ hours waiting for a creatinine result. OMFG.

Very successful ATLS course completed in Cape Town

Fundraising South African style for the New Somerset Hospital.

Driver ejected from car with colon in the chest from a ruptured diaphragm.

The new Lodox whole body digital X-ray for the Level 1 Trauma Centre has been delivered to Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital in Cape Town. A beautiful sight.

Our amazing nursing staff continue to win all the awards for patient centred care. Congratulations!

Femur neck #gunshot #fractures: Slight inter‑& intra‑observer reliability using AO/OTA classification & failure to guide #surgical #treatment. Is its routine use in daily clinical practice of value? 📋link.springer.com/article/10.100… European Journal of Ortho Surgery and Traumatology Maritz Laubscher Simon Graham Andrew Nicol

Interesting article on VATS vs. chest tube reinsertion for retained #hemothorax. I wonder about the #thoracicirrigation practice at this renowned trauma center... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38588034/ Andrew Nicol Deidré McPherson World Journal of Surgery Groote Schuur Hospital Trust CLR Medical #thesolutioniscl_r

Very interesting that you can travel halfway around the world and hear about EXACTLY the same problems in the ED. International Federation for Emergency Medicine @ICEM2024 #ICEM2024

A FIRST: 3D #fracture mapping for intracapsular #femur neck fractures secondary to civilian #gunshot #injuries. Read more here: injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-… Well done all involved! Maritz Laubscher Andrew Nicol Roopam Dey UCT Global Surgery Biomedical Engineering at UCT