P63B X-ray interpretation of minor injuries in children 2-12 years of age

Course summary

This workshop has been developed to help Urgent Care and Emergency Department staff who are required to interpret paediatric minor injury x-rays. It is focused on upskilling practitioners who are currently interpreting adult x-rays but require further training to competently meet the challenges presented by the paediatric patient.

Who should attend?

Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Practitioners
Junior Doctors
Paramedics
School nurses

Important notes

All course material, evaluations and certificates are provided.

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

Be aware of legal and professional issues regarding using x-rays as a diagnostic tool.
Brief review of paediatric bone development
Understand specific causes and characteristics of paediatric injuries
Aware of the need to undertake safeguarding risk assessment in children presenting with fractures.
Demonstrate the ability to integrate core upper and lower limb anatomy in relation to paediatric x-ray interpretation
Develop a systematic approach to x-ray interpretation

Course programme

Legal & professional issues
Review of principles of normal and abnormal appearances of bone, soft tissues, and joints on x-rays
Bone development
History taking & mechanism of injury in relation to paediatric injuries
Salter Harris classification
Upper limb x-ray interpretation including CRITOL principles
Lower limb x-ray interpretation
X-ray interpretation quiz

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TBA