By Josh Smith
ll ward doctors and critical care trainees who are new to medical emergency team scenarios and those looking to refresh their knowledge.
- To gain a structured approach to assessing and managing deteriorating patients on the ward
- To recognise a potentially threatened airway and utilise basic airway maneouvres
- To consider the causes of respiratory deterioration and respond with high yield therapies
- To rapidly distinguish clinical shock states and understand appropriate first steps in resuscitating a patient with shock
- To understand an approach to assessing and categorising patients with reduced level of consciousness