This year's London Trauma Conference and Masterclass Symposia will be held at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington on 22-24th June 2011. TRAUMA.ORG is cohosting this conference in what is one of the premier meetings on the global trauma calendar and deliver an outstanding scientific and practical symposium on the state of the art in trauma care. Once again the main programme will feature keynote speakers challenged to answer the difficult questions in trauma care. This year's special sessions will include a 'Trauma Systems' master class, 'Prehospital Care conference for students, 'Core Topics for Junior Doctors'. On the 22nd June the London Trauma Research Forum is holding a special conjoined session with the meeting. The London Trauma Conference will change your practice.

Haemothorax

Haemothorax is a collection of blood in the pleural space and may be caused by blunt or penetrating trauma. Most haemothoraces are the result of rib fractures, lung parenchymal and minor venous injuries, and as such are self-limiting. Less commonly there is an arterial injury, which is more likely to require surgical repair.