22nd June 2024, North Lincolnshire

 The May course is being delivered as part of an expedition medics course Your can join on the Saturday and just do the ILS but the course is delivered at our outdoor , covered training facility,

This course is designed to meet the requirements of ILS courses laid down by UK Resus Council guidelines and is certified by ProTrainings.  This CPD course meets the criteria for the Healthcare Professionals including General Dental Council’s development outcomes C.

The aim is to train candidates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation, enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as members of that team. The course is run over one day and consists of lectures and practical sessions.

ProTrainingsLife Support courses have been designed to meet all the required learning outcomes and are aligned to the Skills for Health UK Core Skills Training Framework or UK-CSTF. This includes both level 2 adult and paediatric patient care. The course is also Skills for Care Endorsed and  follows the requirements set out in the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adult and Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) basic life support (BLS).

All our courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

Course objectives are:

• Identify the causes and promote the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest

• Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach

• Undertake the skills of quality CPR and defibrillation (manual and /or AED) and simple airway manoeuvres

• Utilise non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate

2nd June 2024, North Lincolnshire

Our course conforms to The Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh (2015) Expedition Medic Competencies Framework for providers, who are not health care professionals.

Use of Prescription only medication (POM)
Upon successful completion of the course candidates will be able to purchase medical kits including selected Prescription only medication (POM) to deal with the variety of injuries and illnesses studied during the course. This is possible through our links with a travel Pharmacy.

Medication is supplied for emergency use during foreign travel when access to professional help is not available or may be significantly delayed. It can also be used to manage minor illness and Injuries that do not require evacuation. Where possible it should be used in consultation with a professional either in person or remotely via a communication link.

This course deals with Oral, Inhaled and Injectable medication, appropriate techniques taught for all methods.

Use of oral medication
Tramadol, Naproxen, Co-Codamol, Doxycycline,

Use of Inhaled - Analgesia
Penthrox & Entenox

Use of Eye Medication
Chloramphenicol, Fluorescein, Tetracaine

Injection Techniques
Intramuscular and subdermal Injections for;
Allergy - Adrenaline
Analgesia - Lidocaine, Tramadol

Course Content
Upon successful completion of the course candidates will be able to perform a detailed primary and secondary survey including examination of key body systems and be able to record and understanding the importance of changes in vital signs.

Candidates will have an overview of and be able to recognise and diagnose a range of conditions, provide immediate emergency treatment and make rational decisions on need and mode of evacuation. Improvising equipment as needed from materials at hand.

Our instructor faculty includes healthcare professionals with a longstanding interest in wilderness medicine.
 
Partner Organisations
We are also looking for partner origination's to host our expedition medicine courses.

SCENE ASSESSMENT
Can take on the leadership role at an incident
Be able to practice dynamic risk assessment of scene safety and casualties
Be competent in triage sieve, sort & management skills for multiple casualties

INFECTION CONTROL
Use of Person protective equipment (PPE) and principals of Infection Control

DERMATOLOGY:
Wounds and Closure,
Stutring, Stapling, Steristrips
Blisters, Burns,
Wound and skin Infections

Catastrophic bleeding
Recognise life-threatening haemorrhage
Recognise & Effectively manage catastrophic limb and junctional bleed
Able to apply direct & indirect pressure
Competent application of tourniquet
Competent in use of haemostatic dressing / packing a wound with gauze

MUSCULOSKELETAL:
Pain and impact on function, fractures/dislocations
Soft tissue injuries relating to exercise and trauma
Clinical descision rules to differentiate soft tissue and bony injuries
Differentiate back pain & emergencies from benign disease / injury

Spinal injury
Appreciate mode of injury high risk for spinal injury
Appropriate neutral alignment & C-spine management

OPHTHALMOLOGY
Identify Emergencies, remove foreign bodies and treat minor trauma

Other Injuries & Techniques

    Knife Wounds
    Treatment of Amputations
    Blast Injuries
    Head injuries
    Chest injuries
    Abdominal Injuries
    Treating Shock
    Assessment of blood loss
    Elevation of injured limb
    Splintage as a haemorrhage control method
    Application of pelvic splintage
    Use of traction devices
    Application of appropriate wound dressings
    Local Anaesthesia
    Skin Suturing & Stapling
    ​Sub Dermal Fluid Administration