Emergency and Critical Care for PCAs

Equip yourself with the skills to efficiently manage emergency cases, from initial triage and history taking to preparing essential clinical equipment.

  • PCA

  • 3 hours

      Overview

      This course is designed for Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) and equivalent roles who want to feel more confident and efficient when faced with emergency cases. You will explore various emergency scenarios common in practice and learn how to support the clinical team through effective triage and patient history collection. The training focuses on how to identify and prepare for urgent arrivals, ensuring you can collate the vital information and equipment needed for the clinical team to act effectively. By understanding how to assess the need for emergency appointments and anticipating the requirements of the vet and nursing team, you will become an essential part of the practice's emergency response.

      Intended learning outcomes

      By the end of this course, you should be able to:
      • Consider how to triage a patient and take a history appropriately
      • Assess the need for an emergency appointment
      • List the equipment needed by the clinical team in various circumstances
      “I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”
      HERMANN HESSE, SIDDHARTHA