Organ Trauma: Thoracic Trauma

Offered By

Royal College of Surgeons

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30 minutes
 
100% Online
 
No download
 
English
 
Desktop & Mobile
   
Shareable
Certificate

Course Information

Purpose
Target Audience
Course Structure
Certificate
Prerequisites 
CPD

Why should I take this course?

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines the assessment and management of thoracic trauma, particularly focusing on the early identification of conditions that result in a rapid demise.

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Do I need any prior qualifications or experience?

Our courses and programs have been designed to meet the needs of a broad range of trainees and qualified healthcare professionals. For most courses, we do not ask that you hold certain qualifications or meet certain criteria.
Some courses are aligned to specialist medical curricula so there is a certain level of medical knowledge required in these cases. On the whole, however, the courses and programs are accessible to a broad audience of learners.

Validate your learning

Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.

What you can expect

A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities. 

This course is ideal for

All health professionals.
Overview

Here is what you will cover in
this course 

Assess a thoracic trauma patient along the principles of ATLS

Identify thoracic trauma injuries that require urgent intervention and implement simple management strategies

Recall the principles of inserting a chest drain and complications

Describe the principles of investigating and managing simple haemothorax, simple pneumothorax, rib fractures and lung contusions

Describe the principles of investigating and managing blunt cardiac injury, traumatic aortic disruption, traumatic diaphragmatic injury and oesophageal injury