Seven instructors attend each ELS Course. A minimum of 5 of these will be Emergency Medicine Specialists
who are Fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
The other 2 will be doctors who have significant interest, experience, postgraduate training and current clinical
experience in Emergency Medicine.
The instructors donate their time and expertise free of charge.
The target audience for the ELS course is any doctor who manages medical emergencies without the benefit
of immediate on site specialist backup. This will include:
1. |
To learn systematic management principles and a uniform standard of care in the treatment
of a broad range of medical emergencies. |
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2. |
To participate in skill stations which demonstrate the following: |
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a) |
Airway assessment and management |
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b) |
Application of a hard cervical collar |
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c) |
Use of pocket masks to provide assisted ventilation |
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d) |
Use of a bag-valve-mask to provide assisted ventilation |
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e) |
Needle thoracostomy |
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f) |
Appropriate administration of oxygen |
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g) |
Appropriate use of pulse oximetry |
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h) |
Appropriate use of capnometry |
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i) |
Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
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j) |
Interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias and abnormal ECGs |
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k) |
Femoral vein cannulation |
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l) |
Intraosseous needle insertion |
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m) |
Intravenous pump set priming |
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n) |
Appropriate administration of IV fluids |
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o) |
Measurement of a patient’s Glasgow Coma Score |
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p) |
An approach to routine and difficult endotracheal intubation |
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q) |
Pressure immobilisation technique for the first aid treatment of envenomation |
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r) |
An approach to the interpretation of common emergency chest X-ray abnormalities |
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3. |
To demonstrate a systematic approach to the management of a series of mock medical emergencies. These may include: |
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a) |
Basic Airway Management / Routine Intubation / Difficult Intubation |
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b) |
An Unconscious Patient |
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c) |
A Patient in Cardiorespiratory Arrest |
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d) |
A Child with Upper Airway Obstruction |
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e) |
A Patient with Seizures |
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f) |
A Febrile Mottled Child |
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g) |
A Patient with Severe Asthma |
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h) |
An Envenomated Patient |
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i) |
A Septic Patient |
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j) |
A Patient who has nearly drowned |
