EM Essential Training Day

Category: Training - Emergency Medicine Teaching Days

Date: December 8th 2015

Location: PGMC, RUH, Bath

 

Environmental Emergencies, Toxicology, Procedural Sedation

Suggested timings:             4 x 55 mins sessions          4 x 30 mins session          

2 x 15 mins coffee, 1 x 45-60 mins lunch

Start:      9.00am

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Topic/Time

Notes

Heat Stroke and Hypothermia

55 mins

Classification of hypothermia, investigations and re-warming methods

 

Definition of heat stroke

Multi-systemic effects and complications of heat stroke

Cooling methods and fluid management

 

Drowning and Electrocution

30 mins

Pathophysiology of drowning and ABC approach to investigation and management

Use of PEEP

Prognostic factors following drowning

 

Examination of patient following electrocution

When to admit, when is safe to discharge.

 

Coffee Break 15 mins

 

Poisoning

1 ½ hours

To cover the clinical features, investigation and immediate management of:

Paracetamol, Opioids, Salicylates, TCAs

 

Ethanol and ethylene glycol poisoning

Ecstasy and cocaine poisoning.

Lunch Break 45-60 mins

 

Burns

55 mins

Pathophysiology

ABC approach to assessing a patient with burns

How to assess a burn - % TBSA, depth of burn, special areas.

Fluid resuscitation – Parkland formula

Briefly on the indication and use of escharotomy.

 

Smoke inhalation, cyanide and CO poisoning recognition and immediate management.

 

Procedural Sedation

1 ½ hours

Definition

Hospital guidelines

Assessment of patient prior to sedation

Commonly used drugs

ED vs Theatre

Coffee Break    15 mins

 

2 groups:

SAQ

30 mins

OSCEs

30 mins

 

 

 

Please note: it is very difficult to park around the hospital site so would suggest using alternative transport or arrive early.

 

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