The CRASH course is designed for early career physiotherapists working in the acute hospital setting and final year physiotherapy students.

It is not an ICU course.

The course includes a comprehensive 10-hour eLearning package and a full day face-to-face course with simulations with professional simulated patients and clinical reasoning and skills workshops.

The course is facilitated by cardiorespiratory and clinician education experts

Ticks

Ticks attach themselves to humans or any warm-blooded animal in order to feed on the blood of their victim. They do not bite and leave; they remain attached until they are engorged with blood and are many times the size they were when they attached. Ticks will often detach themselves after 4 days.

Ticks can cause a range of illnesses. Some ticks found in the eastern parts of Australia can cause paralysis. All ticks can transmit infectious diseases and can cause infection of the bite site. Some people are allergic to ticks.

Where ticks are found

Ticks live in foliage such as long grass and attach themselves to warm-blooded animals as they brush against the foliage.

How to remove a tick

Effective removal of the whole tick is important. Use an ether-containing aerosol, eg Wart-Off Freeze Spray or Medi Freeze Skin Tag Remover, to freeze and kill the tick. It should be dead about 10 minutes after application of the aerosol. Then just brush away the remnants of the dead tick. If you are unable to remove the tick in this way, see your doctor. A thorough body check is important. Small larval ticks can be killed by applying a permethrin-containing cream, and then brushed off.

Many other tick removal techniques have been advocated over the years, but are no longer recommended. Attempting to remove a tick with forceps or tweezers can sometimes result in the tick’s head or mouthpiece remaining embedded in the host; these can be difficult to remove. The more a tick is handled, the greater the amount of toxin it will release. Holding a flame or hot match to the tick is also no longer recommended because of the risk of burning the host, and an agitated tick will release more toxin into the host.

First aid

After the tick has been killed and removed, wash the area and apply antiseptic and a bandaid or dressing

After removal, most tick bites resolve without problems. Seek medical attention:

•  If there is any local rash or swelling
•  If the area does not clear up
•  If any signs of infection or tissue damage occur
•  If you experience any symptoms such as feeling weak, unsteady on your feet, unusually sleepy, double vision, having difficulty breathing or swallowing or if any night sweats or fever develop. You may have an allergic reaction if bitten by a tick in the future. Rarely, people may develop an allergy to red meat products after being sensitised by a tick bite.

About the program

The program involves both theroretical and practical components. 

Theoretical component

This comprehensive self-directed learning package was created by professional learning designers and is delivered via an interactive eLearning format.

The content is essential preparation for the practical component.

Participants should allow approximately 10 hours to complete the eLearning package.

Content includes:

• Analgesia
• Oxygen Therapy
• Chest X-ray Interpretation
• Assessment of Cough
• Acute Exacerbation of COPD
• Blunt Chest Trauma
• The Surgical Patient (specifically thoracic, cardiac and abdominal surgery poulations)
• Ward-based Tracheostomy Management

Practical component

This involves face-to-face attendance at a full day program with expert facilitators including:

• Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD patients and airway clearance in this population (including simulation scenarios)
• Management of the postoperative thoracic, cardiac and abdominal surgical patients (including simulation scenarios)
• Management of blunt chest wall trauma patients
• Physiotherapy management of the tracheostomised ward patient
• Recognition and escalation of deterioration in the above patient populations

Course date

Date

Wednesday 24 June

Time

8am to 4:30pm

Location

Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus

How to book

Bookings open on Monday 20 April. You will need to register via TryBooking:

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Registrations close on Friday 29 May or earlier if course is full.

Contact us

Physiotherapy Department

Email: physioclinicaleducators@austin.org.au

Phone: 03 9496 3987

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