Suitable for: Anaesthesia trainees IT and above, Anaesthesia consultants, GP anaesthetists, GP anaesthesia trainees, Anaesthesia nurses, Recovery nurses
Location: HNE Simulation Centre, John Hunter Hospital Campus.
Aim
To prepare anaesthesia providers for managing a can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate crisis
Modules
Using a combination of skills stations, facilitated by discussions and scenario-based learning, participants will develop and practise the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to recognise and manage the CICO crisis.
Content
– Review of available CICO guidelines
– Decision making and recognition of the CICO crisis
– Team response to CICO
– Tips & techniques for performing needle cricothyroidotomy and surgical airway
Participants in the ANZCA CPD Program may claim this ALS course as an emergency response activity in their CPD portfolio. Information about the ANZCA CPD Program can be found on www.anzca.edu.au
For more information, please contact the HNE Simulation Centre.