ECP Medic - 2 day course designed for Doctors, Nurses, Expedition Leaders and anyone else interested in furthering their medical knowledge. This course involves using invasive techniques. Pre-requisites such as a current advanced first aid certificate are required for this course.
Subjects include:
· Pre-Expedition Planning
· Casualty Prioritisation Techniques
· Expedition Medical Equipment
· Primary & Secondary Assessment
· Altitude Medicine
· Resuscitation Update
· Measuring Blood Pressure
· Airway Management
· Spinal Immobilisation
· Defibrillation
· Communication Equipment
· Pain Relief Analgesia/Anaesthesia
· Administration of Medical Gases
· Wound Management
· Bones, Joints & Tissue Injuries
· IV Injections
· IM & SC Injections
· Suturing in the Field
· Legal Issues
· Travel Medicine
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