Emergency Care · Advanced
Emergency Triage & Stabilisation
WHO-framework triage, rapid ABCDE assessment, stabilisation of the critically ill and mass casualty referral coordination.
- CPD credits
- 5
- Lessons
- 24
- Study time
- 10 h
- Level
- Advanced
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- Intended for
- Doctors
- Taught by
- Dr. Brian Komba
- Accreditation
- Tanzania Medical Council (TMC)
- Delivery
- Online, in the MOFATE OneHealth app · works offline
- Assessment
- Practice questions and a final assessment with instant feedback
- Certificate
- Issued on completion, verifiable online
Course syllabus
4 sessions, 24 lessons. Lesson content is delivered inside the platform after you sign in.
01 WHO emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT)
6 lessons · 2.5 hours
- What triage is and why it saves lives20 min
- The ETAT approach for children30 min
- Triage categories and colour coding25 min
- Triage of the adult emergency patient25 min
- Triage documentation and re-assessment20 min
- ETAT case studies: the child with breathing difficulty30 min
02 Rapid ABCDE assessment and prioritisation
6 lessons · 2.5 hours
- The ABCDE assessment in practice25 min
- Prioritising interventions in the first minutes25 min
- Assessment of the sick child in the emergency setting30 min
- The deteriorating patient on the ward25 min
- Monitoring and documenting the stabilised patient20 min
- ABCDE drills and simulation practice25 min
03 Stabilisation of the critically ill patient
6 lessons · 2.4 hours
- Oxygen therapy: who, how much, and how to give it25 min
- IV fluid resuscitation: choices and monitoring25 min
- Managing pain and anxiety in the emergency setting20 min
- Definitive care pathways: knowing when to refer25 min
- Palliative and end-of-life care in emergencies25 min
- Legal and ethical aspects of emergency care25 min
04 Mass casualty triage and referral coordination
6 lessons · 2.6 hours
- Principles of mass casualty triage25 min
- Simple triage algorithms (START)30 min
- Paediatric triage and vulnerable victims25 min
- Scene management, safety and command25 min
- Referral coordination and patient distribution25 min
- After the incident: documentation, family reunification and debrief25 min
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