Melbourne Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Society - Mtacss

Melbourne Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Society - Mtacss MTACSS is a Melbourne's dedicated community for students and junior doctors advancing in trauma and acute care surgery.

We connect and empower aspiring surgeons through education, mentorship and practical training.

๐ŸฉบMEET the 2026 MTACCS team๐ŸฉบKeen to bring you all workshops, webinars and heaps of education on trauma and acute challeng...
29/05/2026

๐ŸฉบMEET the 2026 MTACCS team๐Ÿฉบ

Keen to bring you all workshops, webinars and heaps of education on trauma and acute challenges. ๐Ÿ“šโš•๏ธ

Please reach out to any of us should you have suggestions or questions!๐Ÿซก

Look out for an incredible year ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿคฉ

Which imaging modality would YOU use in a trauma situation? ๐Ÿค”Donโ€™t know? Do not fear, MTACCs is running Trauma Imaging ...
17/05/2026

Which imaging modality would YOU use in a trauma situation? ๐Ÿค”

Donโ€™t know? Do not fear, MTACCs is running Trauma Imaging 101 tutorial!

In this webinar, guest starring RMH Radiology Dr Jay Gajera, we will be breaking down the basics of trauma imaging, teaching you:
๐Ÿฉป When to image (and when not to)
๐Ÿฉป X-ray vs CT vs FAST vs MRI โ€“ what's the right call?
๐Ÿฉป What to look for on imaging โ€” including the classical signs you don't want to miss
๐Ÿฉป Real-life case studies to bring it all together

Sign up with the link down below: https://forms.gle/Zx2eqxDSn5BKXuYs8

๐Ÿ’ฅYesterday's eFAST workshop was a FAST-tastic success!๐Ÿ’ฅThank you to everyone who came along and to our amazing doctors a...
08/05/2026

๐Ÿ’ฅYesterday's eFAST workshop was a FAST-tastic success!๐Ÿ’ฅ

Thank you to everyone who came along and to our amazing doctors and organising team for making the session possible!

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ From identifying free fluid to mastering probe positioning and real-time scanning skills, we're positive the learning was ... ultrasound-standing ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ”” Follow us for more events & stay tuned for our upcoming Trauma Radiology Challenges ๐Ÿ””

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #๐Ÿณ: โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€๐Ÿš—โ›‘๏ธ๐ŸฉปHistory: A 45-year-old male is brought in afte...
08/05/2026

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #๐Ÿณ: โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€๐Ÿš—โ›‘๏ธ๐Ÿฉป

History: A 45-year-old male is brought in after a ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. He has severe shortness of breath, haemoptysis, and a chest tube already placed by paramedics.

โ“Drop your diagnosis and go in the running to win a โ˜•coffee voucher!

๐Ÿ‘†๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜: https://forms.gle/v4PpCsfzVsNacfTQA

๐Ÿ“ŒAnswer reveal + Surgical pearls coming Thursday.

๐Ÿฉป RADIOLOGY CHALLENGE #6 (Trauma series) โ€“ ANSWER + GUIDELast case: 10yr boy presents to the ED holding his left arm to...
07/05/2026

๐Ÿฉป RADIOLOGY CHALLENGE #6 (Trauma series) โ€“ ANSWER + GUIDE

Last case: 10yr boy presents to the ED holding his left arm to his chest after falling off his bike.

โ“๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

๐Ÿ“‹We've put together a one-page guide with:
โœ…Imaging clues
โœ…Trauma surgery pearls
โœ…Surgical management

Save this for your next trauma or ED rotation! ๐Ÿ“Œ

Follow us for more cases!

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #๐Ÿฒ: โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น: ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†"๐Ÿšฒ๐ŸฉปHistory: 10-year-old, presents to the emergency depa...
04/05/2026

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #๐Ÿฒ: โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น: ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†"๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿฉป

History: 10-year-old, presents to the emergency department holding his left arm to his chest after falling off his bike.

โ“Drop your diagnosis and go in the running to win a โ˜•coffee voucher!

๐Ÿ‘†๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜: https://forms.gle/MTgs5B5Rnje3gKHKA

๐Ÿ“ŒAnswer reveal + Surgical pearls coming Thursday.

๐Ÿฉป RADIOLOGY CHALLENGE #5 (Trauma series) โ€“ ANSWER + GUIDELast case: 46F, epigastric and chest pain after a single episo...
30/04/2026

๐Ÿฉป RADIOLOGY CHALLENGE #5 (Trauma series) โ€“ ANSWER + GUIDE

Last case: 46F, epigastric and chest pain after a single episode of forceful vomiting.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ (๐—ข๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ)

๐Ÿ“‹We've put together a one-page guide with:
โœ…Imaging clues
โœ…Trauma surgery pearls
โœ…Surgical management

Save this for your next trauma or ED rotation! ๐Ÿ“Œ

๐Ÿฉป๐Ÿ”๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜, ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž, ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜: ๐—ฒ๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿ”๐ŸฉปIn trauma, every second counts. Can you spot the life-threatening fluid in the abdo...
29/04/2026

๐Ÿฉป๐Ÿ”๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜, ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž, ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜: ๐—ฒ๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฉป

In trauma, every second counts. Can you spot the life-threatening fluid in the abdomen, chest, or around the heart?

Join our ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ and learn how to use point-of-care ultrasound to answer that critical question.

๐Ÿ” Learn the full eFAST protocol- RUQ, LUQ, pelvic, subxiphoid and chest views
โœจ Recognise free fluid, pneumothorax, and haemoperitoneum
๐Ÿ” Supervised hands-on practice with ultrasound machines.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Spaces are limited. Sign up now: https://forms.gle/xshCwkNJdi7mhLH39

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #4: ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†? ๐Ÿฉป๐Ÿšจ History: 46-year-old female, presents with ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ...
24/04/2026

๐— ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ #4: ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†? ๐Ÿฉป๐Ÿšจ

History: 46-year-old female, presents with ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ผ. Her blood pressure is 85/50 mmHg, heart rate 130 bpm, respiratory rate 32/min, and oxygen saturation 88% on room air.

โ“Drop your diagnosis and go in the running to win a โ˜•coffee voucher!

๐Ÿ‘†๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜: https://forms.gle/tXXMs4wkeUman9gF9

๐Ÿ“ŒAnswer reveal + Surgical pearls coming Thursday.

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