Pre-hospital and

Emergency department
Resuscitative Thoracotomy

20th September 2023

Clinical Practice Centre, Ashley Wing,
St James’ University Hospital

Course Programme

Faculty List

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 Pre-hospital and Emergency department
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
20th September 2023

Director

Andy Webster Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Faculty

Richard Bayliss ST7 ICU/Burns ICU, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Jonathan Jones Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Lesley Killshaw Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Richard Milton Consultant in Thoracic Surgery, LTHT

Paul Onion Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Jennifer Russell Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Jonny Scrimshaw Consultant in Emergency Medicine, LTHT

Military Consultant Surgeon 16 Medical Regiment | Consultant

Tim Stansfield
Resuscitative and Vascular Surgeon, LTHT

Course Centre Support

Lesley Wood Administration Officer

Annette Clarkson Medical Education Service Manager

Jack Holmes
Mark Logan Technicians
Laura Evers

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 Pre-hospital and Emergency department
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
20th September 2023

0845 – 0900 Faculty meeting

0830 – 0900 Registration and refreshments
0900 – 0915 Welcome and introductions- Andy Webster
0915 – 0950 Resuscitative thoracotomy in context- Jon Jones
0950 – 1030 Integration into the trauma resuscitation- Jonny Scrimshaw
1030 – 1050 Comfort break
1050 – 1110 The human anatomy of resuscitative thoracotomy- Richard Milton
1110 – 1130 How to do it- Jen Russell
1130 – 1240 Case based discussions and decision making- PERT Faculty
1240 – 1325 Lunch
Practical: Cardiac injury
Lab safety briefing
Step 1 – opening the chest
1325 – 1515
Step 2 – opening the pericardium
Step 3 – restarting the heart
Step 4 – dealing with the wounds

1515 – 1535 Comfort break

1535 – 1610 Practical: Non-cardiac injury
1610 – 1630 Managing post-procedural patients
Wrap up-Paul Onion
Revisit learning outcomes
1630 – 1700 Participant reflection
Summary and tips
Questions

1700 Finish / faculty meeting

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