Venue: Zoom (online) – seminar

Audience: Those who have an interest in or responsibility for this subject 

Course outline

Interactive day seminar presented jointly with guest speaker Lizzie Morris, Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioner and Louise Howel, Head of HIEDA. Lizzie has many years’ experiences working in both Minor Injuries and A & E environments. Louise is trained as a paediatric nurse and Health visitor and prior to her role as Head of HIEDA worked in Independent school nursing for 10 years. This course is aimed at Health centre, pastoral and first aider staff in schools and aims to equip delegates to have the knowledge and skills to safely assess, initially treat, and manage common minor injuries seen within school settings. A particular focus will be on using evidence based assessment tools for specific injuries, spotting red flags and having an understanding of when referral is needed and where to.

Training topics will include:

• Initial assessment, history, and use of paediatric assessment tools.
• Head Injury and concussion management – red flags, lates guidance, referral pathway, use of SCAT and SCOAT assessment tools.  Considerations of spinal cord, eye, nose, and dental injury.
• Assessment, management, and treatment of common musculoskeletal injuries including red flags for fracture and dislocation, ankle injury assessment using Ottawa rules and soft tissue injury including sprain.
• Wound management assessment, initial dressing choices and appropriate referral. Focus on management of self-harm wounds.
• Assessment and management of burns

Learning outcomes: 

• Have awareness and understanding of importance of use of Assessment tools to thoroughly assess injury.
• Be able to spot concerning red flag features of head injury, understand how to assess and use assessment tools for appropriate treatment and review.
• Understand the need to consider spinal cord, eye, nose, and dental injury commonly related with head injury.
• Have a thorough understanding of common musculoskeletal injuries and features of fracture, dislocation, and soft tissue damage.
• Have knowledge on appropriate dressings to use for wounds in a school setting and when referral is required.
• Be able to treat and assess burns injuries and have knowledge on when referral is required.

Cost 

• HIEDA Member Rate: £175
• Non-member Rate: £350*

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