Understanding head injuries

Course code: AR68

Course summary

This course goes beyond the basics and looks at head injury in more depth. Learn what happens when a head injury occurs; gain a better understanding as to causes and forms of head injuries and reasons behind clinical features of raised intercranial pressure.

Understanding head wounds can make a vital contribution to saving a patients life. This head injuries course develops important skills for all first contact practitioners.

Who should attend?

Paramedics
ECPs
A&E nurses
ENPs
School nurses
Minor injury/walk in centre nurses
Practice nurses

Important notes

All course material, certificate of attendance and evaluations are included.

Completion of this course is not a guarantee of competency. Support and practice in the workplace with an experienced facilitator is required to attain competence level.

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

By the end of the course, plus directed home study and a guided experience of patients, the student will be able to:
Apply essential aspects of neurological anatomy.
Discuss the causes and forms of head injury
Demonstrate a base knowledge of neurological examination.
Understand the reasons behind the clinical features of RICP.

Course programme

Specific class requests
Applied neuro anatomy
MOI
Forms of injury
Intra cranial pressure
An introduction to patient examination
Clinical features
Guidelines
Guide to further study

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