Welcome Austin ED Consultants and Registrars.
This is a full day critical procedures course for Austin ED senior medical staff – scroll down to register.
The course will involve short interactive lectures, hands-on practical skill training with manikins and part task trainers, and group discussions, with a strong focus on equipment and procedures used at the Austin ED.
Austin FACEM Critical Procedures Course is accredited for 6 ACEM CPD hours and Procedural Skills Maintenance
[DDET Click here to see the list of procedural skills that will be taught on the course.]
Airway Plan A / B / C / D including:
- Checklist use (Austin Airway Checklist/Plans)
- Apnoeic oxygenation
- Ramping (Austin ED ramp)
- Bougie use
- Cricoid pressure: pros/cons
- External Laryngeal Manipulation
Difficult Airway Skills
- Video laryngoscopy (Austin ED video laryngoscope)
- Laryngeal Mask Insertion
- Surgical Airway: scalpel-finger-bougie
- Needle-cric/jet insufflation
Breathing
- Traumatic vs spontaneous pneumothorax management
- Chest decompression
- Intercostal catheter insertion
- Cook pneumothorax set (Austin ED kit)
- Atrium underwater seal drain setup
Circulation
- Intra-osseous needle insertion (EZ-IO)
- Rapid Infuser Catheter (RIC) insertion
- Pelvic Binder Application
- Femoral traction splinting: Donway/CT6
Ventilation Management
- Ventilator modes
- Oxylog 3000 troubleshooting
- Difficult ventilation cases
- Extubation (Austin ED checklist)
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[DDET Click here to see which course procedural skills qualify for ACEM CPD in the new 2015 Program]
Details on the new ACEM CPD Program can be found here.
Skills taught on the Austin Critical Procedures Course that qualify for ACEM CPD:
CORE SKILLS
Airway Direct Laryngoscopy
Airway Insertion – Cricothyroid needle
Airway Insertion – Laryngeal mask airway
Airway Insertion – Seldinger / needle or surgical cricothyroidotomy
Airway Intubation
Airway Video laryngoscopy and associated devices e.g. optical stylet
Breathing Jet insufflation
Breathing Thoracostomy – Tube
Breathing Thoroacostomy – Decompressive
Breathing Use of self-inflating bag for ventilation
Circulation Vascular access – Intraosseous
Circulation Vascular access – Large bore intravenous : > 14G / Insertion of a rapid infusion catheter
SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
Scope of Practice Airway – Securing and caring for ETT including during transport
Scope of Practice Airway – Extubation
Scope of Practice ENT – Anterior nasal packing
Scope of Practice ENT – Posterior nasal packing
Scope of Practice ENT – Removal of laryngeal foreign bodies
Scope of Practice ENT – Removal of nasal foreign bodies
Scope of Practice Eyes – Direct ophthalmoscopy
Scope of Practice Eyes – Lateral canthotomy
Scope of Practice Fluids – Abdominal paracentesis / insertion of drain
Scope of Practice Fluids – Insertion of a suprapubic catheter
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