Venue: Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
Course Directors – Dr.Keshara Rathnathunga Consultant in general Surgery
Dr.Asanka MIgelheva Consultant in Emergency Medicne
Date: 16th March 2021
Time: 9am to 3 pm
Number : 16 of Maximum participant
Format: Lectures 1 hour
Practical Session 3 hours
Case scenarios/discussion/assessment 1 hour
Breaks total time – 1 hour
Preparatory material:
1. Suture material and instruments
2. Suture set check-list
3. Video demonstration on suture technique
4. Hand knotting technique
Lectures:
1. Introduction (5 mins) – AM
2. Wound assessment, what to look for and what not to miss (30mins) – KR
3. Local Anaesthesia and Regional blocks – AM
4. Wound cleaning and debridement – KR
Practical session:
1. Introduction (5min) – AM
2. Suturing demonstration (15min) – Simple sutures – KR
3. Practice time (45 min)
4. Suturing demonstration (15min) – Mattress sutures – KR
5. Practice time (45min)
6. Basic haemostasis technique (15mins) – KR
7. Practice time (45mins)
8. Tips on Wound edge alignment and facial laceration suturing (10 mins) – KR
Case scenarios:
1. Simple laceration
2. Complex laceration (ragged edge) with contamination
3. Scalp laceration
4. Bleeding wound
5. Hand injury
6. Compound fracture
7. Facial injury