Skill stations

BASIC Instructor & Provider Course, October 2008, Sydney. Registration deadline 27th September.
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Skill station	Competencies addressed	Equipment required
Basic life support techniques	Demonstrates basic treatment for simulated choking Demonstrates effective mouth-mask-ventilation Demonstrates effective expired air ventilation without adjuncts Demonstrates effective external chest compressions	Basic life support mannikin, antiseptic to clean mannikin, masks
Advanced life support techniques	Demonstrates safe & effective use of an automated external defibrillator Demonstrates safe & effective use of a manual defibrillator Describes how to recognize & treat common peri-arrest arrhythmias Recognises cardiac arrest rhythms Describes the indication & dosages of drugs used in the management of cardiac arrest	Advanced life support mannikin, manual defibrillator, automatic defibrillator Rhythm generator incorporated into mannikin or computer and arrhythmia simulation
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	Demonstrates effective expired air ventilation without adjuncts Demonstrates effective external chest compressions Demonstrates safe & effective use of an automated external defibrillator	Advanced life support mannikin, automatic defibrillator, disinfectant
In-hospital cardiac arrest 1	Demonstrates effective bag-mask ventilation Demonstrates effective external chest compressions Demonstrates safe & effective use of a manual defibrillator Describes the indication & dosages of drugs used in the management of cardiac arrest Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a multi-professional team Recognises cardiac arrest rhythms	Advanced life support mannikin with rhythm generator, bag-valve resuscitator, "drugs", manual defibrillator
In-hospital cardiac arrest 2	Demonstrates effective bag-mask ventilation Demonstrates effective external chest compressions Describes the indication & dosages of drugs used in the management of cardiac arrest Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a multi-professional team Recognises cardiac arrest rhythms Describes how to recognize & initiate treatment of life threatening hypo/hyper natraemia and kalaemia	Advanced life support mannikin with rhythm generator, bag-valve resuscitator, "drugs", investigation results
Airway management	Describes signs of airway obstruction Demonstrates safe use of simple airway manoeuvres/adjuncts Demonstrates effective bag-mask ventilation	Airway mannikin, airway equipment
Intravenous cannulation	Describes peripheral venous cannulation including attention to patient comfort and infection control Demonstrates safe handling & disposal of sharps & clinical waste Adheres to the basic principles of infection control measures including hand washing	Intravenous cannulation mannikin arms, safety cannulae, alcohol swabs, tourniquets, alcohol hand rub, sharps bins, gloves
Case scenario (without simulator)	Demonstrates a systematic clinical assessment of breathing & oxygenation Describes common causes of breathlessness Describes how to recognize & initiate treatment for a pneumonia Demonstrates a systematic approach to the clinical assessment & timely management of the critically ill patient Demonstrates a systematic approach to 3 and 12 lead ECG interpretation, recognizing common & important abnormalities Demonstrates a systematic approach to chest radiograph interpretation recognizing common & life threatening abnormalities Describes the importance of repeated & timely assessment of the acutely ill patient Describes the recognition & immediate resuscitation of a patient with sepsis Describes a rational approach to antibiotic prescribing in the patient with sepsis Describes effective fluid resuscitation	Computer and instructor's material
Case scenario (with simulator)	As above plus: Demonstrates how to correctly set up and administer high flow oxygen therapy Demonstrates how to correctly prepare & give an intravenous drug Demonstrates how to correctly set up an intravenous infusion Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a multi-professional team Measure arterial blood pressure correctly using a manual method Adheres to the basic principles of infection control measures including hand washing	Patient simulator, pre-programmed sequence, oxygen cylinder, oxygen masks, fluid administration set, gloves, safety cannulae, alcohol swabs, alcohol hand rub, parenteral antibiotics, water/saline for injection, intravenous fluid
Arterial blood gases & metabolic disturbances	Describes how to recognize & initiate treatment of life threatening hypo/hyper natraemia and kalaemia Describes a systematic approach to arterial blood gas analysis	Instructor's materials
Assessment of the critically ill	Demonstrates a systematic approach to the clinical assessment & timely management of the critically ill patient Describes the clinical feature of shock	Instructor's materials

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