Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (DCOTS)
This practical two-day course at the well-resourced and modern anatomy department of Brighton Medical School teaches the strategies and skills needed to manage severely injured patients with life-threatening musculoskeletal injuries, often in challenging and time-critical circumstances.
Using unembalmed cadavers, you will practice a range of techniques with an emphasis on rapid control of exsanguinating junctional haemorrhage and resuscitation. Techniques include the use of external fixators, multiple limb fasciotomy, pelvic packing, rib plating and dealing with ballistic and blast injuries.
Led by an experienced faculty, by the end of this course you will be able to more confidently perform damage control or early appropriate care in those with major life and limb threatening injuries.
RCS membership entitles you to a 10% discount on this course at partner centres. Find out if you're eligible to join or transfer.
RCS England Faculty are entitled to a 20% discount.
This course is supported by:
- 2 days
- 12.00 CPD Points
Suitability
This course is suitable for: ST6-8, consultants, SAS grades and anyone working in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, trauma centres or working with patients with polytrauma.
If you are an SAS grade, we strongly recommended ensuring you have a valid ATLS certificate before taking this course.
Learning Outcomes
After attending this course, you should be able to:
- Manage time critical problems in severely injured patients.
- Explain the practical application of damage control resuscitation emphasising control of catastrophic haemorrhage.
- Safely practice proven techniques in haemostasis and damage control in cadaveric simulation.
- Gain rapid vascular control in the actively bleeding patient in cadaveric simulation, both in terms of first aid and in actively assisting other members of the team.
- Perform primary surgical stabilisation of complex open fractures in cadaveric simulation.
- Apply these learning outcomes in order to work more efficiently and effectively in the multi-disciplinary trauma team.
Format
This course centres on practical workshops using unembalmed cadavers. There will also be a range of interactive seminars.
Additional Information
Course content
You will cover a variety of topics during this course, including:
- Surgical management of polytrauma
- Latest surgical techniques in managing life threatening musculoskeletal injuries
- Rapid control and resuscitation of exsanguinating haemorrhage
- Establishing haemostasis and damage control
Take a look at a sample Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (DCOTS) programme.
Mapped to the ISCP syllabus and OCAP framework
The Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery (DCOTS) course provides broad coverage of the ISCP T&O curriculum.
It also has strong links to the Orthopaedic Competence Assessment Project framework (OCAP).
10% discount on this course for RCS members
Members, Fellows and Associates benefit from a 10% discount on this course when held at our Education Centre in London.
Your discount will be applied automatically when booking.
Find out more about joining today.
Booking Options
There are currently no dates available for this course. Please register your interest and we will email you when the next dates are announced.
Further information and queries
You can get in touch with us by emailing education@rcseng.ac.uk Please quote your RCS account number in all correspondence.
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We will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Usually this is within a couple of days. Please note we do not work weekends.
Phone us
Call 020 7869 6300 to talk with a member of our team.
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