Westmead Trauma Algorithm vs ETM Course Manual

PURPOSE The Westmead Hospital Trauma Clinical Algorithms have been developed utilising evidence-based information to enhance patient and clinical decision-making and improve efficiency in delivery of safe, standardised health care. INTENDED AUDIENCE The algorithms presented are intended primarily for health professionals and the following audiences, specifically at Westmead Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia: Physicians, nurses and other health care professionals Health care administrators Researchers OTHER AUDIENCES INCLUDING PATIENTS If you are a patient and accessing these algorithms, you should understand that the information presented is designed for the use of the expert audiences, identified above. You should seek assistance from your health care professional in interpreting these materials and applying them in individual cases. MEDICAL ADVICE The algorithms are evidence-based processes that are intended to assist physician and patient decisions regarding the health care of trauma patients at Westmead Hospital. Although designed to standardise decision plans for trauma, the algorithms cannot address the unique needs of each patient or the combination of resources available to a particular community or health care professional. The algorithms are not entirely inclusive or exclusive of all methods of reasonable care that can result in the same outcome. Deviation from these algorithms may be justified by individual circumstances. The use of these algorithms outside Westmead Hospital must be applied based on individual patient requirements using expert, professional judgment. DISCLAIMERS The algorithms are for use specifically at Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia. The creator and contributors to these algorithms do not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the use/application or resulting outcomes thereof these guidelines, both within or outside Westmead Hospital. Westmead Hospital does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and/or clinical efficacy of these algorithms.

The ETM Course Manual app puts the complete Emergency Trauma Management Course manual in your pocket - readable offline, and kept up to date automatically. Built for registered healthcare professionals attending or completing the ETM Course, the app lets you browse the full manual by chapter, search the complete text in seconds and read every section without needing an internet connection once downloaded. Bookmark individual pages/sections or whole chapters and add your own notes for future reference. The app also keeps track your most recently read sections allowing you to instantly pick up where you left off reading, or quickly go back to recently read chapters. FEATURES - Browse the manual by chapter, with expandable sections - Full-text search across every chapter, with page-accurate results - Pinch to zoom, scroll smoothly, rotate for landscape view - Move straight through the manual with Previous/Next chapter navigation - Chapters download automatically and are stored on your device for offline reading - Automatic updates - new or revised chapters download in the background whenever you're online - Bookmark your favourite chapters, or individual pages/sections - Add notes - create, edit and attach your own notes to any section for easy reference - Continue reading - one click return to the most recently read page - Recently viewed - one click return to the next most recently viewed chapters - Clean, distraction-free reading experience This app is a reference for registered healthcare professionals only and is not a substitute for clinical judgement, training, or local protocols.