This course is deilvered by the ERTs training team. Ideal for both hospital and pre-hospital staff.

This one day course covers the following topics:-

 1. ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

This workshop will focus on supporting with emergency airway procedures including:
• Needle cricothyroidotomy
• Surgical airway
• Airway “tricks of the trade”
• And will feature: familiarisation of equipment required, locating anatomical landmarks, practical procedures and pitfalls.

2. VASCULAR ACCESS
This workshop will focus on supporting with emergency vascular access when venous cannulation proves difficult including:

• Intraosseous devices such as:
- Cook™ needle,
- EZIO™
- BIG™ and FAST1™
• Cannulation “tricks of the trade”
• And will feature: familiarisation of equipment required and associated hazards, insertion technique, required modifications to infusion methods pitfalls.

3. THORACIC WORKSHO
This workshop will focus on the recognition and treatment of life-threatening thoracic conditions such as tension pneumothorax including:

• Needle decompression
• Emergency chest drain insertion
• And will feature: clinical assessment of the chest, locating anatomical landmarks, practical procedures and pitfalls

cost £199 per person – delivered at the NETS Training Center in Sheffield