Procedural Skills - RCEMLearning

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Chest Drain Insertion in Adult Trauma

This session provides training in chest drain insertion. It looks at the indications for carrying out this procedure, as well as how to prepare for it, and shows a chest drain being inserted. Post-procedure management and complex cases are also covered

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Fascia Iliaca Block

The use of FI blocks in the emergency department has been shown to provide effective pain relief in the acute setting and to reduce the use of opiate analgesia.

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Traumatic Elbow Injuries

This session covers the assessment and management of acute elbow injuries commonly seen in the emergency department

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Tricky IV access

Tricky IV access. We all see it all the time. Some people are great and "lucky", and some people always struggle.

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Ultrasound: Skills of Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access

Vascular access is a common procedure in the emergency department. Using ultrasound to visualise vessels is helpful, but the additional skill of using ultrasound to guide the procedure is even more so

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Intracranial Infections

Intracranial infections (also called central nervous system infections or CNS infections) are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient