EM Essential Training Day

Category: Training - Emergency Medicine Teaching Days

Date: July 14th 2015

Location: Silver Room, ED Southmead Hospital, Bristol

 

Trauma

Lead - Dr Leilah Dare

4 x 55 mins sessions          4 x 30 mins session           2 x 15 mins coffee, 1 x 45-60 mins lunch

Suggested start 9.00am

Topic/Time

Notes

Head injury
55 mins

Anatomy
Primary/secondary brain injury
Presentation, assessment, disposal, indications for scanning
CT: Interpretation and examples: EDH, SDH, SAH etc

Massive transfusion
30 mins

Management and indications for blood products
Transfusion reactions and complications of MT

Coffee Break 15 mins

 

Radiology including spinal trauma
1 ½ hours

C-spine: NEXUS and Canadian rules
To include examples of x-rays
T and L Spinal Trauma
Spinal and Neurogenic Shock

Lunch Break 45-60 mins

 

Trauma Scenarios

afternoon

Brief overview of abdominal trauma
Classification of pelvic injuries/mechanisms
Use and demonstration of pelvic immobilisation

 

  

Please consult CEM Curriculum: Acute Presentations CAP 18 (Head injury), Additional Adult Acute Presentations  C3AP1a (Major trauma - Chest Injuries), C3AP1c (Major trauma – Spine). 

 

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