Course: Thoracotomy + (Emergency Department)
Date: Friday 5th June 2026
Time: 08:30 to 17:30
Venue: The Resus Room, Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 6EB
Price: £300 + VAT
Availability: 12
What to Expect
Thoracotomy+ is a one-day, hands-on course designed to develop the knowledge, technical skills, and team-based decision-making required for performing resuscitative thoracotomy in the emergency department. Delivered in collaboration with the Cambridge Major Trauma Centre and Cardiac Advanced Resuscitation Education (CARE), this course provides an intensive, high-fidelity learning experience for multi-disciplinary ED teams managing patients with immediately life-threatening penetrating chest trauma.
Key Features
– Stepwise Procedural Training – Participants will practice each component of the thoracotomy procedure, refining technical skills under the guidance of experienced emergency physicians and cardiothoracic surgeons.
– Immersive Scenario-Based Learning – Delegates will rotate through structured scenarios focusing on different aspects of ED thoracotomy, including procedural steps, decision-making under pressure, and post-procedure management.
– Multi-Disciplinary Team Training – The course fosters collaboration between emergency physicians, emergency nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists, and critical care teams, enhancing team coordination in time-critical scenarios.
– Comprehensive Reference Manual – A procedural guide is provided upon booking to support learning before, during, and after the course.
Course Timetable
08:30:Â Registration opens
09:00:Â Welcome and briefing
09:15:Â Familiarisation scenario
09:45: Presentation – Resuscitative thoracotomy
10:00:Â Morning break
10:15:Â Scenario rotations
11:15: Presentation – Emergency Thoracotomy
12:00:Â Scenario rotations
13:00:Â Lunch
13:45:Â Scenario rotations
15:30:Â Afternoon break
16:00:Â Scenario rotations
17:00:Â After-action review
17:30:Â Course closes
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