Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (DCOTS) - Mar 13 - 14, 2024
Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (DCOTS) is organized by The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England and will be held from Mar 13 - 14, 2024 at Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, England, United Kingdom.
Description:
This practical two-day course at the well-resourced and modern anatomy department of Brighton Medical School teaches the strategies and skills needed to manage severely injured patients with life-threatening musculoskeletal injuries, often in challenging and time-critical circumstances.
Using unembalmed cadavers, you will practice a range of techniques with an emphasis on rapid control of exsanguinating junctional haemorrhage and resuscitation. Techniques include the use of external fixators, multiple limb fasciotomy, pelvic packing, rib plating and dealing with ballistic and blast injuries.
Led by an experienced faculty, by the end of this course will be able to more confidently perform damage control or early appropriate care in those with major life and limb threatening injuries.
Learning Outcomes:
After attending this course, you should be able to:
• Manage time critical problems in severely injured patients.
• Explain the practical application of damage control resuscitation emphasising control of catastrophic haemorrhage.
• Safely practice proven techniques in haemostasis and damage control in cadaveric simulation.
• Gain rapid vascular control in the actively bleeding patient in cadaveric simulation, both in terms of first aid and in actively assisting other members of the team.
• Perform primary surgical stabilisation of complex open fractures in cadaveric simulation.
• Apply these learning outcomes in order to work more efficiently and effectively in the multi-disciplinary trauma team.
Course content:
You will cover a variety of topics during this course, including:
• Surgical management of polytrauma
• Latest surgical techniques in managing life threatening musculoskeletal injuries
• Rapid control and resuscitation of exsanguinating haemorrhage
• Establishing haemostasis and damage control
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.
