SCTS Foundation Doctor Academy | Session 10: Haemothorax & Pneumothorax

This is a national cardiothoracic teaching programme brought to you by Dr Hanad Ahmed on behalf of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) Education and Trainee Committees. It is the first centralised teaching programme specifically targeting foundation doctors. We hope this programme provides you with an insight into the specialty and a grounding in many of the core disease processes and their management at foundation and core training level.

Session 10 covers Haemothorax & Pneumothorax with our guest speaker Mr Sridhar Rathinam, a, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at University Hospitals Leicester.

00:00 Introduction
02:49 Anatomy of the Thorax
04:25 History of Thoracic Trauma
05:18 Mechanism of Injury
07:19 Classification of Chest Injury
09:39 Early Management
11:53 Investigations
12:31 Interventions
18:30 Indications for Surgery
23:08 Damage Control & Definitive Steps
26:28 Pneumothorax
45:56 Close