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Scottish Intensive Care Society
Course Curriculum
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Intro
Becoming a Safe doctor
Intro
Referral to ICU
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Recognising the Patient Who Needs ICU
The NEWS2 Scoring System
Making the Referral: The SBAR Framework
After the Referral
ICU Initial Management
Learning Objectives
Introduction
A — Airway
B — Breathing
C — Circulation
D — Disability
E — Exposure
Specialist Transfer
Learning Objectives
Why are transfers high risk
Stabilise Before Transfer
Pre-Transfer Assessment and Checklist
Escort Requirements
Common Transfer Complications and Prevention
Physiology in Neurological Emergencies
Learning Objectives
The Brain as a Metabolically Demanding Organ
The Monro-Kellie Doctrine
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
Cerebral Autoregulation
Intracranial Pressure Waveforms
Neuro Intensive Care Management
Airway Management in Neurological Emergencies
Traumatic Brain Injury
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Neuroprotective ICU Care Bundle
Management of Seizures & Raised ICP
Learning Objectives
Status Epilepticus
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure
Brain Stem Death
Learning Objectives
The UK Definition of Death
Preconditions for Brain Stem Death Testing
The Brain Stem Reflex Tests
Legal and Procedural Requirements
Communicating Brain Stem Death to Families
Organ Donation
Learning Objectives
Scotland's Legal Framework for Organ Donation
Types of Organ Donation
The ICU Clinician's Role in Organ Donation
Donor Optimisation in DBD
Cold Ischaemia and Organ Preservation
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Module 2 Quiz