The CARE Course

The CARE Course addresses the following learning objectives

• Early recognition of the critically ill patient
• Effective definitive airway management
• Judicious use of critical interventions
• Appropriate ongoing assessment & management
• Safe, timely transfer of patients
• Clinical judgement & decision-making
• Multi-disciplinary communication & teamwork

The CARE Course

• trauma emergencies, including, but not limited to
  • airway management - from basic airway care to RSI and surgical airways
  • chest tube insertion
  • vascular access, haemorrhage control, fluid therapy and pressors/inotropes
• cardiac emergencies, including, but not limited to
  
  • CPR
  • defibrillation
  • tachycardias and bradycardias (including trans-cutaneous pacing)
  • cardiac failure and cardiogenic shock
  • acute coronary syndromes
• obstetric emergencies, including, but not limited to
  • shoulder dystocia
  • pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
  • post-partum haemorrhage
• paediatric emergencies, including, but not limited to
  • neonatal resuscitation
  • fluid balance
  • 'paediatric differences'
• team working
  • Crew Resource Management in the rural medical setting
  • multi-disciplinary working and learning
  • team support
  • debriefing
• personal skills
  • interpersonal interactions
  • actuation - how we get to actually doing what we know we need to do
  • coping with stress
  • accessing support