Course Agenda

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• Pretest :    (30 min)
  • Context of Tutorial :   (2 hours)
    • General Principles
    • Concept
    • Inhospital phase clinical procedure/process
    • Important points/ cautions/ pitfalls
    • Brief discussion on traumatic shock/ blood transfusio
    • Thoracic Trauma
    • Abdominal Trauma
• Answers of pretests :   (30 min)
  • Skills :      (1hour)
    • Airway and Ventilatory management
    • Jet insufflation
    • Laryngoscope / Magill forcep / Suction device
    • Adult intubation
    • Infant intubation
    • Cricothyroidotomy

• Immobilization
  • In-line immobilization/ log-roll techniques
  • Cervical collar
• Long spine Backboard
• Scoop stretcher
• Traction Splint
• Adjuncts to surveys /monitoring/ resuscitation
• Pulse Oximeter
• DPL
• FAST
• Needle decompression
• Tube thoracostomy
• Seal Open peumothorax
• Pericardiocentesis
• Intraosseous puncture