Upcoming Trauma Talks

The 3rd Thursday of each month, MTEP hosts a one-hour presentation by experts in the field of trauma.

Thursday, April 17th, 2025

Guest: Joel Demers & Rommie Duckworth
Time: 8:00pm CDT
Topic: Hot Controversies in Traumatic Arrest: What Do the Experts Say?

Prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest is both rare and uniquely complex, often pushing even the most experienced providers and resuscitation teams to their limits. Further complicating care is the absence of universally accepted consensus guidelines for swiftly identifying, assessing, and addressing life-threatening injuries while simultaneously performing resuscitation. How do we reconcile streamlined, high-priority algorithms with more nuanced, critical-thinking approaches?

This session explores the latest research and evolving guidelines from major organizations—such as the National Association of EMS Physicians, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the American Heart Association, and international trauma and resuscitation societies—to help clinicians make rapid, well-informed decisions. Attendees will come away with clear strategies for maximizing patient outcomes by effectively balancing practical protocols and detailed clinical reasoning.

Learning Objectives

1. Compare and contrast the core priorities for traumatic cardiac arrest resuscitation as recommended by major global stakeholder groups.

2. Evaluate which resuscitation tools and interventions provide the greatest benefit, given varying levels of trauma system resources.

3. Discuss how guidelines for non-traumatic cardiac arrest apply—or need to be modified—in the setting of traumatic cardiac arrest.

Past Trauma Talks

  • Prehospital Use of TXA:
    presented by Dr. Lance Stuke
  • Resuscitation of the Prehospital Trauma Patient:
    presented by Dr. Ken Mattox & Dr. Lance Stuke
  • Overview of the National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines (Version 3.0, March 2022): presented by Dr. Jon Krohmer
  • EMS Literature and Research: How the EMS Professional Should Evaluate It: presented by Dr. Peter Pons, Will Chapleau & Steve Mercer
  • Is It Really That Simple?: presented by Will Chapleau
  • Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest: presented by Dr. Jeffery Salomone
  • Why Shock Kills: presented by Steve Mercer
  • Pre-Hospital Trauma Triage: presented by Dr. Eileen Bulger
  • EMS Crime Scene Prevention: presented by Hank Meyer, JD, ATF, NREMT-P
  • Prehospital Blood: What You Should Know: presented by Randi Schaefer DNP, RN, A CNS-BC, CEN
  • About Norman: Who He Was/ What He Did/ Why It Matters: presented by Dr. Ken Mattox, Dr. Ron Gross, Will Chapleau, Steve Mercer
  • Do Not Panic in the Face of Blood: Prehospital Adjuncts for Hemorrhage: presented by Dr. Alison Smith
  • From Horses to Horsepower: The Evolution of Prehospital Care Over the Centuries: presented by Dr. Ron Gross
  • What Can the Feds Force EMS to Do?! Legislative Oversight: presented by Dr. Jon Krohmer
  • Creating Stop The Bleed: Immediate Responders presented by Dr. Len Jacobs
  • Prehospital Blood Transfusion: Does it Make a Difference? presented by Dr. Jeff Salomone
  • Early Management of Adult and Pediatric Airway Burns and Toxic Inhalation presented by Marvin Wayne, MD
  • Down on the Farm: Part 1 & 2 presented by Tim Perry, RN