TRAUMA ACADEMY - POCKET GUIDES
Edition 1.1 | 13 November 2026 | 36 one-page PDFs

Original educational summaries for adult trauma teams. The 36-guide collection follows available course programmes, curriculum and the podcast production handbook. The additional guides cover first-hour care, specific adult limb injuries and selected orthopaedic complications. Full clinical lecture decks and the textbooks named in the handbook were not available and are not claimed as reviewed sources.

READING AND USE
Each guide is one A4 page with selectable text and clickable source references.
All 36 headers use the approved Trauma Academy symbol without wordmark text.
The collection focuses on adult trauma and is written for professional education.
Use local protocols, specialist advice and patient-specific judgement.
These are independent summaries; no source organisation endorsement is implied.
No faculty clinical sign-off is claimed.

AVAILABLE MATERIALS REVIEWED
- Trauma Academy course curriculum and research discussions.
- Polytrauma_Podcast_Episode_Prompts.docx: 72-episode production outline.
  Only the outline was available; its three referenced textbooks were not reviewed.
- Available module_concept.pptx: teaching formats, not clinical lecture content.
- Aachen 2025, Stockholm 2026 and archived Zurich 2025 programme PDFs.
- Public clinical guidance linked below; publication years are retained.

COVERAGE
The expanded collection covers recurring adult trauma themes, specific adult limb
injuries, bone health and selected orthopaedic complications. Paediatric injuries
and other broader orthopaedic topics remain outside this edition.
It is not a claim to have reviewed the full lecture collection.

CONTENTS AND SOURCES

01. Major bleeding & haemorrhagic shock
File: 01-major-bleeding.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme pp. 1-2; podcast outline episodes 06-07.
- European bleeding guideline, 6th ed. (2023), recommendations 2, 9, 13, 23-29, 31.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04327-7
- NICE NG39 (2016), major trauma: haemorrhage and imaging, section 1.5.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng39/chapter/Recommendations

02. Safe definitive fracture surgery
File: 02-safe-definitive-surgery.pdf
Topic context: Course curriculum: surgical priorities; podcast outline episodes 08, 14, 19.
- Safe definitive surgery concept (2024), assessment and surgical clearance.
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11069308/
- IMPACT consensus (2024), early fracture care with associated injuries.
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39085995/

03. Pelvic trauma & haemorrhage control
File: 03-pelvic-haemorrhage.pdf
Topic context: Stockholm programme: pelvic trauma sessions; podcast outline episodes 15, 24, 35.
- WSES pelvic trauma guideline (2017), emergency stabilisation and bleeding control.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-017-0117-6

04. The first assessment & trauma-team priorities
File: 04-first-assessment.pdf
Topic context: Course curriculum: initial workup; podcast outline episodes 03-05, 09.
- WHO Trauma Care Checklist (2016), primary/secondary survey and handover checks.
  https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/emergencies-trauma-care/trauma-congress-630.pdf

05. Trauma imaging & diagnostic blind spots
File: 05-trauma-imaging.pdf
Topic context: Course curriculum: initial diagnostic workup; podcast outline episode 05.
- NICE NG39 (2016), major trauma: haemorrhage and imaging, section 1.5.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng39/chapter/Recommendations
- WHO Trauma Care Checklist (2016), primary/secondary survey and handover checks.
  https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/emergencies-trauma-care/trauma-congress-630.pdf

06. Trauma-induced coagulopathy
File: 06-trauma-coagulopathy.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 1; podcast outline episodes 07, 57.
- Moore et al. Trauma-induced coagulopathy (2021; corrected 2022), pathophysiology.
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33927200/
- European bleeding guideline, 6th ed. (2023), recommendations 2, 9, 13, 23-29, 31.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04327-7

07. Traumatic brain injury in polytrauma
File: 07-traumatic-brain-injury.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; podcast outline episode 10.
- ACS Best Practices: Traumatic Brain Injury (2024), assessment and acute care.
  https://ww2.facs.org/media/vgfgjpfk/best-practices-guidelines-traumatic-brain-injury.pdf
- IMPACT consensus (2024), early fracture care with associated injuries.
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39085995/

08. Chest trauma & respiratory deterioration
File: 08-chest-trauma.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; podcast outline episode 11.
- WSES-AAST thoracic trauma guideline (2025), pleural and chest-wall injuries.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-025-00651-1

09. Abdominal trauma & missed bowel injury
File: 09-abdominal-trauma.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; podcast outline episodes 12-14.
- WSES bowel injury guideline (2022), diagnosis, observation and intervention.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00418-y

10. Spinal injury & neurological assessment
File: 10-spinal-injury.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; podcast outline episodes 17-18.
- BOASt: Assessment of the Spine in the Trauma Patient (April 2025).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-assessment-of-the-spine-in-the-trauma-patient.html

11. Open fractures & the soft-tissue envelope
File: 11-open-fractures.pdf
Topic context: Stockholm learning objectives; podcast outline episode 21.
- BOASt: Open Fractures (December 2017), standards 1-5 and 8-15.
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-4-pdf.html

12. Acute compartment syndrome
File: 12-compartment-syndrome.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 22; course curriculum: complex extremity injuries.
- BOASt: Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities (revised July 2025).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-10-pdf.html

13. Limb vascular injury & threatened perfusion
File: 13-limb-vascular-injury.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; podcast outline episode 23.
- BOASt: Arterial Injuries Associated with Musculoskeletal Trauma (June 2026).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/diagnosis-and-management-of-arterial-injuries-associated-with-musculoskeletal-trauma.html

14. Geriatric trauma & frailty
File: 14-geriatric-trauma.pdf
Topic context: Course curriculum: geriatric polytrauma; podcast outline episode 33.
- BOASt: Care of the Older or Frail Orthopaedic Trauma Patient (May 2019).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-frailty.html

15. Hip fracture & acute arthroplasty
File: 15-hip-fracture.pdf
Topic context: Traumaplasty course focus; podcast outline episode 28.
- NICE CG124: Hip fracture management (updated 2023), sections 1.2, 1.6-1.8.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG124/chapter/recommendations

16. Acetabular fractures in older adults
File: 16-geriatric-acetabulum.pdf
Topic context: Traumaplasty course focus; research section: geriatric acetabular fractures; podcast outline episode 24.
- Geriatric acetabular fractures: treatment options (2024), clinical review.
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11576779/

17. Fractures around a hip replacement
File: 17-periprosthetic-fractures.pdf
Topic context: Traumaplasty course themes; podcast outline episode 34.
- AO Trauma: Periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee (2024), expert teaching.
  https://www.aofoundation.org/trauma/about-aotrauma/Blog/2024_01-Blog-Periprosthetic-fractures-hip-and-knee
- AO Surgery Reference: fracture around a stable femoral stem, definition.
  https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/orthopedic-trauma/periprosthetic-fractures/hip/fracture-around-the-stem-with-a-stable-implant-and-good-bone-stock/definition

18. Fracture-related infection
File: 18-fracture-related-infection.pdf
Topic context: Course curriculum: infection; podcast outline episode 58.
- FRI Consensus Group: diagnosing fracture-related infection (2020).
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903359/
- FRI Consensus Group: general treatment principles (2020).
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7351827/

19. Nonunion & failed fracture healing
File: 19-nonunion.pdf
Topic context: Stockholm learning objectives; podcast outline episodes 20, 59-60.
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Nonunions, assessment and treatment principles.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/diseases--conditions/broken-bones/nonunions/
- FRI Consensus Group: diagnosing fracture-related infection (2020).
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903359/

20. VTE prevention after major trauma
File: 20-vte-prevention.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 57; curriculum: ongoing care.
- Western Trauma Association: VTE prevention algorithm (2020).
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7587238/

21. ICU recovery & transfer of care
File: 21-icu-recovery-handover.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 1; podcast outline episodes 55, 61.
- NICE CG83: Rehabilitation after critical illness in adults (2009).
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg83/chapter/Recommendations
- NICE CG50: Acutely ill adults in hospital (2007), critical-care transfer.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG50/chapter/recommendations

22. Rehabilitation from the first admission
File: 22-rehabilitation.pdf
Topic context: Aachen programme p. 2; Stockholm learning objectives; podcast outline episode 61.
- NICE NG211: Rehabilitation after traumatic injury (2022), sections 1.1-1.5, 1.11.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng211/chapter/Recommendations

23. Psychological recovery after trauma
File: 23-psychological-recovery.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episodes 62-63; curriculum: long-term outcomes.
- ACS: Mental health and substance use in the acute trauma patient (2022).
  https://www.facs.org/media/nrcj31ku/mental-health-guidelines.pdf

24. Reading trauma research for a case discussion
File: 24-reading-trauma-research.pdf
Topic context: Research discussions and their stated limitations; podcast outline episode 02.
- CONSORT 2025: reporting randomised trials, statement and checklist.
  https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.4347

25. Airway threats & ventilation in trauma
File: 25-trauma-airway.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episodes 03-04 and 10-11: first-hour priorities and associated injuries.
- NICE NG39 (2016), airway management and pain assessment, sections 1.2 and 1.7.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng39/chapter/Recommendations
- Resuscitation Council UK: ABCDE approach (updated 2024), airway and breathing.
  https://www.resus.org.uk/library/abcde-approach
- Resuscitation Council UK: adult ALS (2025), waveform capnography.
  https://www.resus.org.uk/cy/node/36438

26. Acute trauma pain & safe analgesia
File: 26-acute-trauma-pain.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episodes 11, 61 and 62: pain, function and recovery.
- NICE NG39 (2016), airway management and pain assessment, sections 1.2 and 1.7.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng39/chapter/Recommendations
- ACS: Acute Pain Management in Trauma Patients, assessment and multimodal care.
  https://www.facs.org/media/exob3dwk/acute_pain_guidelines.pdf

27. Blunt splenic injury & active observation
File: 27-splenic-injury.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 12: blunt abdominal trauma, observation and intervention.
- WSES splenic trauma guideline (2017), selection for non-operative management.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-017-0151-4
- WSES splenic follow-up consensus (2022), monitoring, embolisation and discharge.
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9560023/

28. Urological trauma behind a pelvic injury
File: 28-urological-trauma.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 35: urological injuries associated with pelvic trauma.
- EAU Urological Trauma guidelines: renal, bladder and urethral assessment.
  https://uroweb.org/guidelines/urological-trauma/chapter/urogenital-trauma-guidelines
- ACS: Genitourinary Injury Management, diagnostic imaging and urethral injury.
  https://www.facs.org/media/ya5hcu0s/genitourinary_guidelines.pdf

29. Proximal humerus fractures & functional decisions
File: 29-proximal-humerus.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 25; Traumaplasty themes: acute fracture care and functional reconstruction.
- NICE NG38 (2016), proximal humerus fractures in adults, recommendation 1.4.8.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG38/chapter/recommendations
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Shoulder Trauma, fractures and dislocations; patient education.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/bodypart/shoulder/shoulder-trauma-fractures-and-dislocations/

30. Distal radius fractures & functional recovery
File: 30-distal-radius.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 27: wrist trauma, stability and functional consequences.
- BOASt: Management of Distal Radial Fractures (December 2017).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-16-pdf.html
- AAOS/ASSH distal radius guideline (2020); published guideline summary (2022).
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9196973/

31. Tibial plateau fractures & the soft-tissue envelope
File: 31-tibial-plateau.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 29: fractures around the knee and the tibial plateau.
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Fractures of the Proximal Tibia; assessment and treatment.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/bodypart/kneelower-leg/fractures-of-the-proximal-tibia-shinbone/
- BOASt: Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities (revised July 2025).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-10-pdf.html

32. Pilon fractures & staged reconstruction
File: 32-pilon-fractures.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 31: ankle and pilon fractures, timing and soft-tissue protection.
- AO Surgery Reference: high-energy distal tibial fractures, staged reconstruction.
  https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/orthopedic-trauma/adult-trauma/distal-tibia/complete-multifragmentary-articular-and-metaphyseal-fracture/orif-plate-and-screws-through-anterolateral-approach
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Pilon Fractures of the Ankle; patient education.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/bodypart/foot-ankle/pilon-fractures-of-the-ankle/

33. Lisfranc injury & the painful midfoot
File: 33-lisfranc-injury.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 32: hindfoot and midfoot trauma and missed injuries.
- AO Surgery Reference: TMT (Lisfranc) injuries, diagnostic pitfalls and imaging.
  https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/orthopedic-trauma/adult-trauma/midfoot/lisfranc-injury/definition
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury; treatment and recovery.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/bodypart/foot-ankle/lisfranc-midfoot-injury/

34. After a fragility fracture prevent the next injury
File: 34-secondary-fracture-prevention.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 64: fragility, bone disease and treatment of the underlying cause.
- NOGG 2024: osteoporosis guideline, risk-based treatment and fracture liaison care.
  https://www.nogg.org.uk/full-guideline/summary-main-recommendations
- NICE CG146 (updated 2017), fragility-fracture risk assessment.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg146/chapter/Recommendations

35. A suspected pathological fracture
File: 35-pathological-fractures.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 65: pathological fracture and an underlying tumour diagnosis.
- BOASt: Management of Metastatic Bone Disease (June 2022).
  https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-management-of-metastatic-bone-disease.html
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Bone Tumor, assessment and diagnostic testing.
  https://www.orthoinfo.org/diseases--conditions/tumors/bone-tumor/

36. The hot swollen joint & suspected infection
File: 36-hot-swollen-joint.pdf
Topic context: Podcast outline episode 66: the hot joint, infection, inflammation and crystals.
- EBJIS SANJO guideline (2023), diagnosis and management of native-joint infection.
  https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/8/29/2023/
- NICE NG253 (2025), suspected sepsis in adults, initial assessment and treatment.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng253/chapter/Managing-suspected-sepsis
