Surgical Skills for the Emergency Department Resuscitation Room

Overview

Surgical Skills for the Emergency Department Resuscitation Room is an innovative practical training course on the surgical techniques that can save lives when waiting for assistance is not an option.

Experienced faculty members from a variety of clinical backgrounds will utilise cadaver, and other specially designed clinical models, to maximise the practical experience for course participants.

Course Director: Mr Malcolm Gordon, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.

Training level

This course is suitable for emergency department and surgical trainees and consultants who are, or are likely to be, part of a major trauma team or team leader.

Familiarity with use of common basic surgical instruments, suture handling and knotting techniques is a requirement.

Learning outcomes

By attending this course, you’ll learn information on:

Thoracotomy
Chest drains
Surgical airway
Emergency caesarean section

Please note: this is a hands-on cadaver course with only 12 places available.

Attending the course

The centre is located on the university campus in the West End of Glasgow.

The closest train station from Glasgow Central or Queen Street is Partick, which is around a 15-minute walk from the centre.

Hillhead and Kelvinbridge subway stations are both within walking distance of the university.

There are regular buses from the city centre to University Avenue, Traveline Scotland can help you find the best route.

Parking on or around University Avenue can be quite limited, though there is some available. If you require disabled parking, you can make a request to the Disability Services team at the University of Glasgow.

Claiming your CPD

This course offers 9 CPD points for everyone who attends. This can be claimed via your College account. CPD points will be available for up to one month after the course. Where the course has been recorded, these sessions will also be available. If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help.

What happens on the day

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8.30

Registration and refreshments

9.00

Introduction and course expectations

9.20

Thoracostomy and chest drain introduction

9.45

Thoracostomy and chest drain (practical)

10.45

Review of instruments and safety

11.00

Break

11.30

Resuscitation room thoracotomy introduction
- When should you open a chest?
- How do you open a chest?

12.00

Left anterior thoracotomy and ET tube manipulation to collapsed lung (practical)
Clamshell thoracotomy (practical)

13.15

Lunch

14.00

Repair of cardiac structures introduction

14.15

Repair of cardiac wounds (practical)
Aortic control (practical)
Repair of lung injuries (practical)

16.20

Review and questions

16.45

Finish

8.30

Registration and refreshments

8.45

Surgical airway introduction

9.00

Surgical airway (practical)

9.40

Lateral canthotomy demonstration

10.10

Perimortem caesarean section introduction

10.40

Break

11.10

Perimortem caesarean section (practical)

11.40

Course review and questions

12.10

Finish