CODE RED – Advanced Trauma Resuscitative Workshop
Format
This one-day highly interactive course brings together experienced EM and Trauma Specialists to hone decision making, team working, leadership and practical skills. A ratio of 2-1 candidates to faculty means a high impact educational session.
Through a series of short talks and involved hands on procedural session, candidates will gain confidence in rare skills and complex decision making at the extremes of trauma management.
Through discussions led by a highly experienced international faculty, attendees will learn how to maximise crew resource and lead the team.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1 . Understand the concept of Code Red / Damage control in ED and prehospital
2. Demonstrate effective team leadership and crew resource management.
3. Implement evidence-based haematological resuscitation strategies
4. Perform advanced resuscitative techniques
5. Develop structured approaches to post-resuscitation care
Registration
The price for this course is € 350 (including 10% VAT)
Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. From the Pre-courses tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.

Faculty
Course Directors:
Dr. James Connolly, GB & Prof Tim Harris, GB
- Mr. Duncan Bew, IC
- Dr. Victoria Torres Machado, ES
- Zaffer Qasim, US
- Prof. Peter Brindley, CA
- Dr. Pierre Balaz, FR
- Pascal Mattei, FR
- Dr. Farooq Pasha, SA
- Mr. Hani Hariri, FR
- Prof Carlos Garcia Rosas, MX
Location
Maisons-Alfort Veterinary School, Paris, France
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
| 8:00-8:20 | Registration | All faculty |
| 08:20-08:30 | Introducing Candidates / Faculty | J. Connolly & T. Harris |
| 08:30-09:00 | Code Red and Damage Control Principles of Damage Control. Who. When. Why | All faculty |
| 09:00-09:30 | Haematological Resuscitation and Coagulopathy | F. Pasha |
| 09:30-10:10 | What procedure and when? Discussion Endovascular / HOTT / Resus Thoracotomy | Z. Qasim |
| 10:10-14:40 | Crew resource / Team Dynamics | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee | All faculty |
| 11:00-12:00 | Practical Session 1 Thoracostomy / Drains // US chest – all things thoracic FP/CG Front of Neck access | F. Pasha & C. Garcia Rosas H. Hariri |
| 12:00-12:30 | Practical Haematological Resuscitation | T. Harris |
| 12:30-13:10 | Lunch | |
| 13:10-13:30 | RT in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest | D. Bew/ J. Connolly |
| 13:30-15:15 | Practical session 2 Resus Thoracotomy. Other damage control manoeuvres | All faculty |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee | |
| 15.30-16.00 | Team logistics in a Resuscitative Caesarean Section | All faculty |
| 16.00-16:30 | Ongoing management: Post Resusciation | C. Garcia Rosas |
| 16:30-17:10 | Case Studies | All faculty |
| 17:10-17:30 | Wrap up | All faculty |