- Teacher: Rashad Raza
Emergency Suturing Skills Course
Course Overview
This intensive one-day course is designed to equip you with essential emergency suturing skills, enabling you to confidently assess, clean, anesthetize, and close acute wounds in urgent care or emergency settings.
The training is highly practical, combining brief lectures with extensive hands-on suturing practice using simulation models and realistic wound scenarios.
Topics Covered
Theory Modules
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Skin anatomy and layers involved in wound closure
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Types and classifications of wounds (e.g. lacerations, avulsions)
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Wound assessment and infection risk
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Principles of asepsis in wound closure
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Local anaesthesia: infiltration, digital block, and field block
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Indications and contraindications for suturing
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Consent, documentation, and medico-legal considerations
Practical Hands-On Skills
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Wound irrigation and decontamination
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Knot tying techniques (instrument tie, hand tie)
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Simple interrupted, vertical mattress, horizontal mattress, and running sutures
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Use of skin adhesives, steri-strips, and staples
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Suture removal techniques
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Managing difficult wounds (e.g. gaping, bleeding)
👩⚕️ Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for:
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GPs, A&E doctors, urgent care practitioners
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ACPs, paramedics, physician associates
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Foundation doctors and IMGs preparing for first NHS jobs
It is especially beneficial for those working in emergency settings, minor injury units, out-of-hours services, or preparing for PLAB 2 / RCEM OSCE / GP ST entry.
- Teacher: Rashad Raza
Communication skills (4 stations)
Communication skills (4 stations) Giving and receiving information History-taking
- Teacher: Rashad Raza
Applied surgical science and critical care (3 stations)
Applied surgical science and critical care (3 stations)