ED TOPICS

Procedures

Chest tube insertion – Adult/Paeds

This includes – anatomy (layers of skin), how to choose sizes, underwater seal principles.

Intubation – Adult/ Paeds

NIV – CPAP/BiPAP/HFNC

Mechanical ventilation – Initial setting, Lung protective strategy, Severe metabolic

acidosis

USG – IVC, FAST, Echo, DVT, Vascular access, Hepatobiliary, Genitourinary

Defibrillation, Sync cardioversion, TCP

PSA – shoulder, hip, knee

Case discussion/ Presentation

STEMI

POLYTRAUMA

RSI

RESUSCITATION - CPR

EMERGENCY COURSES

BLS, ALS, TLS,PLS

COMMON TOPICS

Triage, referral, documentation

ACS – STEMI, NSTEMI, Unstable Angina

Shock

Trauma – General approach, Special groups

Burn

HPT Crisis

CVA – Infarction, Haemorrhage

APO – strategies to manage

DKA/ HHS/ Hypoglycaemia

Sepsis - SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis/septicaemic shock – EGDT, SOFA and qSOFA

Dengue fever – warning sx, compensated, decompensated

Snake bite - types of venomous snakes, indications for antivenom, types of antivenoms

Status Epilepticus – adults/paeds diagnosis and mx

AEBA/AECOAD

Thyroid storm

Resuscitation drugs – adrenaline, atropine, mgso4, amiodarone, lignocaine, sodium bicarb

Noradrenaline, dobutamine, dopamine, adrenaline (dilution, dose, rate)

Vasopressors and inotrope – noraderanaline/ dopamine/ dobutamine

Hypersensitivity reactions – types/ allergic reaction/ anaphylaxis/ anaphylactic shock

Traumatic brain injury – TBI mild/moderate/severe