Module - Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries (level 7)
The aim of this module is to develop an enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury.
Course Overview
The aim of this module is to develop an enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury. The running of this module is dependent on there being sufficient numbers of interest.
Having completed this module you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the PgC Emergency Care: Practice Development. Please discuss this opportunity with the module leader before completion of this module.
On this course you will...
- Cover structured frameworks for assessment of the nature of minor illness/injury Assessment and treatment of: Minor head injury, neck injury, eye emergencies
- Ear, nose and throat conditions
- Fractures, sprains and strains
- Wounds and skin conditions
- Legal, ethical and policy factors influencing first contact and emergency care
- Paediatric, older person and mental health disorder considerations when they present with minor illness or injury
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