A Traumatic Saturday

7 hours of In-Person CPD for Veterinary Nurses! 

In Person Event: A Traumatic Saturday

Subject: Trauma Triage and case management

Venue: Bristol Vet Specialists, Unit 10, More Plus, Central Park, Madison Wy, Severn Beach, Bristol
BS35 4ER

Times: 9.00 – 17:00 (8.30 arrival)

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Kindly sponsored by South West Medical and Dechra:

Event Running Order:

8:30	Arrival
9:00 – 10:00	“A cushion for my headache please” Samantha Thompson, RVN GradDIp VN CertVN ECC DET
10:15 – 11:15	“Ouch, my pelvis is in pieces!” – Acute Pain Management Courtney Scales DipVN, NCert (Anaesth), PgCertVAA, RVN
11:30 – 12:30	Trauma Tactics Part 1: Dog attacks and Impalements Tawny Kershaw MSc BSc(Hons) DipVNZS APVN(Zoo) RVN AFHEA
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:30	What the shock- types of shock and managing them Samantha Thompson, RVN GradDIp VN CertVN ECC DET
14:45 – 15:45	Trauma Tactics Part 2: Polytrauma and High Rise Syndrome Tawny Kershaw MSc BSc(Hons) DipVNZS APVN(Zoo) RVN AFHEA
16:00 – 17:00	“Gasping for Air” – Manual and Mechanical Ventilation in Trauma Patients Courtney Scales DipVN, NCert (Anaesth), PgCertVAA, RVN

Speakers:

Speaker: Samantha Thompson, RVN GradDIp VN CertVN ECC DET
Schedule: “A cushion for my headache please” (9.00-10:00) & What the shock- types of shock and managing them (13:30-14:30)

Sam is an experienced registered veterinary nurse with a background in teaching, training and supporting nurses within practice. She spent most of her career working in a large referral hospital, North Downs Specialist Referrals. Primarily in wards with an interest in ICU.

Currently Sam is a Medical Quality Manager for Linnaeus and part of the Mars Patient Safety Group. With a passion for patient safety and desire to continue to elevate patient care.

She also owns and is lead trainer at the PetMed CPR Education Company. Delivering CPR training within practices across the UK and Ireland.

Session: “A cushion for my headache please” (9.00-10:00)

Synopsis:

This session will prepare attendees to nurse patients that have suffered a head trauma. We will explain pathophysiology of the Cushing’s response and describe the clinical signs that may be observed. Signs of intracranial pressure and the possible interventions will also be covered. Including the nursing interventions needed to support these patients in the hospital.

Utilisation of the modified Glasgow coma score will be discussed. Attendees will leave the session with clear nursing actions for these patients, where nursing care is vital to their recovery.

Learning Points:

1. Explain the nursing interventions required for a patient post head trauma.
2. Recognise the signs of increased intracranial pressure.
3. Describe the Cushing’s response.

Session: What the shock- types of shock and managing them (13:30-14:30)

Synopsis:

The majority of patients we see in an ECC environment will have a degree of shock. This may range from cardiogenic shock to hypovolemic shock. Being able to apply the correct nursing considerations to these patients will assist in their recovery.

Once the types of shock have been explained we will then discuss how to use your clinical parameters to identify the different types of shock and how these will be supported in the practice.

Finally, we will cover blood products. Considering when would be indicated and the nursing interventions needed when administering blood products.

Learning Points:

1. Describe the different types of shock
2. Explain how these may present in our patients
3. Explain when blood products may be indicated and the associated nursing care.

Speaker: Courtney Scales, DipVN, NCert (Anaesth), PgCertVAA, RVN
Schedule: “Ouch, my pelvis is in pieces!” – Acute Pain Management (10:15-11:15) & “Gasping for Air” – Manual and Mechanical Ventilation in Trauma Patients (16:00-17:00)

Courtney is originally from New Zealand, where she trained and qualified. She began her career in veterinary nursing in 2007 and worked in multiple clinics in New Zealand before moving to Australia in 2015 to pursue her passion for anaesthesia.

In 2016, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she most recently worked as an Anaesthesia Registered Veterinary Nurse at the Royal Veterinary College and also as a Clinical Educator in Anaesthesia for Burtons Academy. Courtney now works for Davies Veterinary Specialists.

Courtney started Veterinary Anursethesia on various social media platforms throughout her studies and career to share anaesthesia tips with the veterinary community. She has written several journal articles and textbook chapters and enjoys face-to-face speaking about the practical side of anaesthesia monitoring in practice, at CPD events and national congresses.

Session: “Ouch, my pelvis is in pieces!” – Acute Pain Management (10:15-11:15) 

Synopsis: 

Patients who present in an emergency situation have frequently experienced trauma and require immediate analgesia, usually before any investigations begin.

In this lecture, we will look at which analgesics are available in practice and where they work on the pain pathway, how to administer pain relief in a trauma patient, and how to monitor patients once analgesia has been given.

Learning Points:

1. Discuss analgesics that can be given in cats and dogs when they have sustained trauma
2. How to make up CRIs, even if you don’t have a syringe driver
3. Understand different pain scoring systems

Session: “Gasping for Air” – Manual and Mechanical Ventilation in Trauma Patients (16:00-17:00)

Synopsis: 

Patients may arrive at the veterinary practice in an emergency after sustaining trauma.

As part of managing and stabilising the trauma they have sustained, they may be required to undergo general anaesthesia, which has implications for their ventilation, particularly if there is thoracic trauma, such as a diaphragmatic hernia or haemothorax.

In this lecture, we will look at how to support a patient’s ventilation prior to anaesthesia and also how to manage them once they are anaesthetised.

Learning Points:

1. How to support a patients ventilation prior to anaesthesia when they have sustained thoracic trauma
2. Understand specific considerations for positive pressure ventilation in the acute trauma patient.
3. Discuss the effects of ventilation and anaesthesia in patients with head trauma.

Speaker: Tawny Kershaw MSc BSc(Hons) DipVNZS APVN(Zoo) RVN AFHEA
Schedule: Trauma Tactics Part 1: Dog attacks and Impalements (11:30- 12:30) & Trauma Tactics Part 2: Polytrauma and High Rise Syndrome (14:45-15:45)

Session: Trauma Tactics Part 1: Dog attacks and Impalements (11:30- 12:30)

Synopsis: 

Trauma cases in veterinary medicine almost always present as an emergency. This first part of “Trauma Tactics” will discuss the initial and ongoing case management of some common injuries resulting from dog attacks, impalements, and other injuries that may cause significant wounds. Using case examples this session will outline the initial triage process, case stabilisation, and ongoing patient care and wound management.

Learning Points:

1. To understand how trauma impacts the body and its normal functioning
2. To be able to identify wounds requiring intervention and outline the most appropriate intervention method

Session: Trauma Tactics Part 2: Polytrauma and High Rise Syndrome (14:45-15:45)

Synopsis:  

In this second part of “Trauma Tactics” we will discuss management of the polytrauma patient. These cases require a skilled and targeted approach due to their dramatic impact on multiple organ systems. Using case examples, we will look at how trauma impacts our patient’s body systems and how we can provide holistic nursing care in these cases.

 Learning Points:

1. To be able to discuss the management of complex trauma cases in both cats and dogs
2. To understand the rationale behind various case stabilisation methods depending on patient presentation.

BVNA South West Advocate:  Carly Kilby RVN BVNA NCert (Anaesth) NCert (Surgical) ISFM CertFN Carly has been in practice since 2001 and qualified in 2006. During her time in practice, Carly has worked within the large animal and small animal referral scenes and everything in between. She has settled into an anaesthesia role at a referral hospital in Bristol as a dedicated anaesthesia nurse. Carly has a certificate in feline friendly nursing, anaesthesia and surgical nursing.

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