In November 1996, the Liverpool Trauma Department held a rural trauma course in Alice Springs. Below you will find the course manual split up into sections to make it easier to read. To view the files below you will need Adobe™ Acrobat Reader. If you click on the icon below you will navigate to their download page to download the viewer. It is free product offered by Adobe™.

Rural Trauma Manual Sections

• Introduction
• Patient Assessment
• Workstation - Venous Access
• Workstation - IV Fluids
• Head Injury
• Paediatric Trauma
• Workstation - Needle Thoracocentesis and Cest Drain
• Workstation - Needle and Surgical Cricothyroidotomy
• Workstation - Discussion of pre-course material
• Abdominal Evaluation
• Resuscitation Goals and Methods
• Worktations: Management
• Giving a Lecture

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