The Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries

Name: The Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries
Start: 2025-02-27T09:30:00+0000
End: 2025-02-28T16:30:00+0000
Location: Dublin

This 2-day course aims to increase safe practice within Emergency Departments, Minor Injury Units and General Practice in relation to the assessment, examination and management of patients presenting with Minor Injuries. This course will include lectures, group work, role play, practical assessments, and Q&A sessions.

Suitable for: Any healthcare professional who is interested in Injuries, i.e. Registered Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Junior Doctors, and those working in Emergency Departments or Injury Units.

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Aims & Objectives

Aims

This will provide healthcare professionals with a solid theoretical foundation in order to increase safe practice within Emergency Departments, Minor Injury Units and General Practice in relation to the assessment, examination and management of patients presenting with Minor Injuries.

Objectives

Be able to take Complete and Comprehensive history of patient
Understand relevant anatomy and physiology including an overview of closed limb injuries of bones and soft tissue
Identify overuse injuries
Understand the Ottawa rules
Gain an overview of Radiology
Understand the appropriate involvement POLICE and other support
Support and immobilise injuries using splints
Be able to provide discharge advice
Gain information surrounding foreign bodies
Assess and manage non-life-threatening injuries to the following:

– Shoulder

– Elbow

– Wrist

– Hand

– Knee

– Ankle

– Foot

Please note, to be eligible for this training, you must have current employment and support to practice in an appropriate health care setting. It would be advantageous to have an allocated clinically experienced supervisor who will support your clinical practice.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Apply effective history-taking skills to promote safe practice
Synthesise findings from a physical examination/ assessment, relating this to underlying patho-physiological processes, in order to develop a differential diagnosis
Demonstrate appropriate management of extremity injuries
Develop competency in some common basic minor clinical procedures
Utilise effective collaborative approaches in patient management, referral and discharge

27

Feb

The Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries

Dublin

€535.00

Thursday, 27 February 2025 - Friday, 28 February 2025

09:30 AM - 04:30 PM (2 days)

Dublin

€535.00 incl. VAT

Thu 27 Feb 2025 - Fri 28 Feb 2025

09:30 AM - 04:30 PM (2 days)

This course is aimed at registered nurses and Advanced Nurse Practitioners and delegates working in Emergency departments or injury units who wish to develop their skills in the assessment, examination and management of the most commonly presented Minor Injuries.

22

Sep

The Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries

Dublin

€500.00

Monday, 22 September 2025 - Tuesday, 23 September 2025

09:30 AM - 04:30 PM (2 days)

Dublin

€500.00 incl. VAT

Mon 22 Sep 2025 - Tue 23 Sep 2025

09:30 AM - 04:30 PM (2 days)

Cost

€535.00 (including VAT)

Time

9:30am – 4:30pm

Duration

2 days

Location

CityNorth Hotel & Conference
Centre, Gormanston, Co. Meath,
K32 W562, Ireland

Accredited by

12 Continuing Education Units / 12 CPD Points