Anaesthesia | Trauma Module

Expert Training in Trauma Management

The Anaesthesia | Trauma module is designed to provide healthcare professionals with critical knowledge and skills to manage trauma patients effectively. Covering key aspects of trauma care, including airway management, head and spinal injuries, circulatory shock, and life-threatening thoracic and abdominal injuries, this module equips practitioners to handle high-pressure scenarios with confidence and clinical precision.

Through interactive learning, evidence-based guidelines, and practical case studies, this module prepares anaesthesia providers to deliver prompt and effective care to trauma patients.

Developed by Leading Clinical Experts

This module has been developed by anaesthesia and trauma specialists, ensuring it meets the highest standards in trauma care education. The content is updated regularly to incorporate the latest evidence-based practices and guidelines.

Course Content

The Anaesthesia | Trauma module includes comprehensive, focused courses that address the critical components of trauma management:

Initial Trauma Assessment:

• The Primary Survey: Learn the essential steps for rapid assessment and stabilization of trauma patients.

• The Secondary Survey: Gain a detailed understanding of systematic evaluation following initial stabilization.

Airway and Neurological Management:

• Airway Management in Trauma: Master airway techniques specific to trauma scenarios, including difficult airway management.

• Principles of the Management of Head Injury and Brain Protection: Understand strategies for minimizing secondary brain injury in trauma patients.

• Traumatic Brain Injury: An Evidence-Based Review of Management: Explore evidence-based approaches to managing traumatic brain injuries.

• Management and Effects of Raised ICP: Learn to recognize and treat increased intracranial pressure in trauma patients.

Spinal Injuries:

• Cervical Spine Injury: Understand assessment and stabilization of cervical spine injuries in trauma cases.

• Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries: Explore management techniques for thoracic and lumbar spinal trauma.

Circulatory and Life-Threatening Injuries:

• Circulatory Shock in Trauma: Learn the principles of managing hemorrhagic and other forms of shock in trauma patients.

• Management of Life-Threatening Thoracic Injury: Gain insights into diagnosing and treating critical thoracic injuries, including tension pneumothorax and hemothorax.

• Management of Life-Threatening Abdominal Injury: Understand the evaluation and surgical management of severe abdominal trauma.

This module is structured for busy professionals, offering flexible and interactive learning that can be applied directly to clinical practice. By completing this module, anaesthesia providers will be equipped to deliver high-quality trauma care in a variety of settings.