title: A human cadaveric workshop: One solution to competence in the face of rarity.
abstract: Competent performance of cricothyroidotomy, lateral canthotomy and resuscitative thoracostomy is an expected standard for Australasian emergency physicians, but infrequent exposure to these procedures could impair physician confidence, reducing the likelihood of their execution in a critical timeframe. Training to perform these procedures is a recognised challenge for non-surgeons, and cadaver-based training is one method of addressing this need. We describe a 1 day cadaver-based workshop for emergency medicine doctors and briefly report on its impact on physician confidence. This workshop appeared effective in increasing the confidence of emergency medicine physicians to carry out rarely performed life and sight-saving procedures and also provides an opportunity for senior clinicians to increase compliance with continuing profession development schemes.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|South West Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian Mc
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Shareef
authors.affiliation: Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Discipline of Emergency Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Discipline of Emergency Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Cliff
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D002102:Cadaver; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000193:education
keywords: education; injury; thoracotomy