Prehospital Care
Outreach Rescue

Advanced Wound Management
Course length

8 hours (1 day)

Instructor

1:12

Period of validity

1 year

Certification

Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement

Venue

Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales or Raglan, Usk, South Wales. Please contact us to discuss the possibility of delivering this course at alternate premises.

Wound Management

Goal

To equip healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to perform effective wound management and closure in prehospital settings.

Target group

This training has been designed for registered healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their wound assessment and management capabilities.

Highlights

Practice essential wound closure techniques, including sutures, tissue glue, and staples.

Understand risk factors, indications, and contraindications for various wound management strategies.

Develop skills in documentation, safety netting, and collaborative care to ensure high standards of patient management.

Description
Enhance your ability to assess, manage, and close wounds effectively in prehospital settings through a one-day, practical training programme designed for healthcare professionals.
This comprehensive Wound Management course focuses on developing the skills required for assessing and managing wounds in prehospital environments. Participants will learn and practice essential wound closure techniques such as suturing, tissue glue application, and the use of staples. The course also covers risk factors, indications, contraindications, and the medico-legal responsibilities associated with wound care. Collaboration, documentation, and safety netting are emphasised to ensure continuity of care.
Compliance

Aligned with PHEM Level H standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (IBTPHEM)

Previous knowledge

Active registration as a healthcare professional is essential.

Requirements

Participants must provide current healthcare professional credentials.

Progression

Further advanced training in clinical and emergency response techniques. Please note, any practice of the techniques learned will always be subject to an employer’s clinical governance system.

Theoretical elements

– Anatomy and physiology relevant to wound care.
– Risk factors, indications, and contraindications of wound closure techniques.
– Documentation, governance, and medico-legal considerations.

Practical elements

– Wound assessment and cleaning techniques.
– Application of tissue glue, suturing, and staple closure methods.
– Collaborative patient care and safety netting strategies.

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