The Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation
IMPACT INSIGHTS
THEIMPACTEXTRICATIONCOURSE (incollaborationwiththeResusRoomPodcast)
We are excited to share the launch date for an engaging, and user-friendly extrication course designed to bring all emergency responders up to date with the newest, evidence-based principles of casualty extrication.Thecoursewillbeonlinefromthe 1 November2025 st
ROADINJURYRESEARCH PRIORITYSETTING
We are looking forward to welcoming nearly 30 priority setting workshop participants on 12thNovemberatRoyalCollegeof Surgeons Edinburgh. We have clinicians, policy makers, patients and public, MOD, Road Safety organisations and government departmentssigneduptodiscuss questionsontopicssuchas:
Bystanderrole,trainingand psychologicalimpact
AIandtechnology
Healthoutcomes
Culturalandgenderdisparities
Specificinterventionsfor trappedpatients
Multi-agencyworkingand training
Participantswilllearnto: Applypatient-focusedextrication principles
UseendorsedEXITdecisionsupporttools inrealisticcasescenarios Challengeoutdatedorunsafenormsin extricationandadoptapproachesthat placepatientsafetyandoutcomesat thecentreofdecision-making.
The course is aimed at Fire and Rescue Servicepersonnel,Policeofficers,community responders, highways officers, and all clinicians who attend collisions or who want to refresh their knowledge of contemporary guidance. With scenarios based on national consensus and EXIT project decision tools, it is grounded in operational reality but presented in a way that is engaging and accessibletoall.
This course is a unique opportunity to align with the latest guidance ensuring safer, faster, and more patient-centred outcomes whenitmattersmost.
IMPACT INSIGHTS From Scores to Patients: Rethinking ‘Injury’
When researchers, clinicians, and policymakers talk about “road injury”, they often turn to a shared set of tools: theAbbreviatedInjuryScale(AIS)andthe scores built upon it. These scores provide a common language for comparing injuries and outcomes across systems, countries,anddecades.
IMPACT ARE LAUNCHING THEIR ONLINE RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES
THESESEMINARSAREDESIGNEDTO:
•Highlightcutting-edgeresearchanditspracticalapplicationsindifferentresource settings
•Encouragecollaborationacrossdisciplines,sectors,andregions
•Buildaglobalcommunityofprofessionalscommittedtoimprovingpost-collisioncare
WHOCANATTEND?
Participationisfree,andopentoeveryonewithaninterestinpost-collisionresearchand trauma care. Presentations are designed to engage both experienced researchers and those new to the field. Our speakers and content reflect diverse global perspectives, including insights from LMICs, where innovative, resource-adapted solutions are often developedandtested.
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