Aebhric and Dr Winston de Mello discuss the assessment and management of the burned casualty in remote, austere and resource-limited environments. Using the CABC patient assessment algorithm, they discussed what the first responder could do for the casualty at each point in the assessment system. 

This is part one of a two-part burns episode. Next week, we will discuss the prolonged field care aspects of burns. 

Sylwester Winiarski was a member of the Polish Airborne and Air Assault forces and a member of their emergency rescue team and recce platoon. He has worked as a civilian paramedic in Kandahar for the UN and has most recently been involved with training Ukrainians in PFC and Chemical weapons medical procedures. He is an author and advocate of promoting mental health awareness, where he works with others providing counselling services for PTSD.

Phil Keating is an offshore wind farm medic, former military medic and now our newest faculty member in the College. Aebhric talks with Phil about his experiences in Antarctica, teaching on the ICARE course and other topics in austere medicine. 

Dr Gara talks about pulmonary embolism. She is a cardiologist based in Budapest and leads CoROM's postgraduate faculty department. 

Martyna Abratkiewicz is a degree paramedic from Poland who has lived in Malta for almost ten years. She talks about prehospital healthcare in Malta and Europe. She also discusses her experience on the MSc Austere Critical Care programme that the College runs. 

Aebhric talks to four of his faculty who discuss their military service and how it has changed their lives. They also talk about service as a concept that is not owned by military service but also civilian service to their community. 

Tim Cranton talks about the need for preparation whilst discussing some tidbits from his own history of being a deployed medic.

Dr Edit Gara MD PhD discusses haemodynamic monitoring and the drugs available for treatment. 

Dr de Mello discusses the history of TXA and how it can be beneficial for the Remote Medic. 

Tim Cranton is one of the faculty members of the College. He has been working on North Sea oil rigs for over a decade. He talks about what it takes to become an offshore medic. He gives some advice for anyone looking to work on oil rigs. And he talks about some of his most challenging medical cases.