Wound Closure Course | Half Day

Wound Closure Course (Half Day)

The skills to assess and close a wound correctly, without referring every minor injury onward.

For anyone working in pre-hospital care, the ability to assess a wound properly and close it using the right method, not just any method, is a genuinely valuable skill. This half-day course gives you both the underpinning theory and the hands-on practice to do exactly that. It focuses on three of the most commonly used non-suturing closure methods: wound closure strips, surgical adhesive and staples.

This course is led by a highly experienced A&E nurse. It includes practical sessions using suturing training pads and, when available, pig trotters, giving you realistic tissue to work with rather than synthetic pads alone.

Free gift: every delegate receives their own suturing kit, including a suturing training pad and a selection of tools, to take home and continue practising after the course.

What You Will Learn

• Anatomy and physiology relevant to wound healing
• Wound assessment: what to look for, and how to decide on the appropriate closure method
• Irrigation technique
• The use of local anaesthetic
• When to refer to a specialty rather than close a wound yourself
• Closure methods, including:
  • Wound closure strips (for example, Steri-Strips)
  • Skin adhesive (surgical glue)
  • Staples

Course Details

Important: completion of this course does not constitute a “licence to practise”. While the course gives you the skills required to undertake wound closure, it is your employer’s responsibility to ensure the correct governance and insurance arrangements are in place for you to use these skills in your role. This course is widely recognised by employers across the NHS and the private and independent sectors.

Who Should Attend?

• Registered Healthcare Professionals (current GMC, NMC, GPhC, HCPC or GDC registration)
• Ambulance Technicians (FREC5, Associate Ambulance Practitioner, IHCD Ambulance Technician, or equivalent)
• Student Healthcare Professionals on a recognised course of study, minimum year 2
• Dental nurses, dentists and veterinarians

Course Type:

• Face to Face training (maximum of 12 learners to 1 instructor).
• This course includes practical sessions using suturing training pads and (when available) pig trotters.

Certificate:

• Certificate of attendance issued by Chris Garland Training in association with Medline Consultancy.
• PDF format certificates are issued as standard.
• Note: Completion of this course does not constitute a “licence to practice”. While the course will give you the skills required to undertake wound closure, it is down to your employer (i.e. the organisation that you wish to use these skills within) to ensure they have the correct governance and insurances in place for you to undertake the wound closure.

Course duration:

• 4 guided learning hours with a recommended further self-study.

Time:

• The course will typically run from 09:00-13:00hrs.
• Please note the exact times for your course found in your booking confirmation email.

Test:

• The wound closure course is assessed throughout.
• Assessments are made of your theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Candidates:

• This course is suitable for:
  • FREC3/RTACC/First Responders & above,
  • BASRaT registered Sport Rehabilitators,
  • Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP) & trainees,
  • Ambulance technicians/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT),
  • Emergency care assistants (ECA),
  • Emergency Care Support Workers (ECSW),
  • Operating Department Practitioners (ODP),
  • Year 1 student Paramedics & above,
  • Registered Healthcare Professionals (i.e. you have a current GMC, NMC, GPHC, HCPC or GDC Pin number).
  • If you don’t see your current role/grade in the list above, please contact us to check before booking.
• All courses have a minimum and maximum number of candidates that we can take on a course.
  • Minimum: We need a minimum of 4 candidates booked on an open/scheduled course for the course to run. Click here for more details. There is no minimum for a private course.
  • Maximum: We limit this course to a maximum of 12 candidates. Should you have more than 12 candidates that need to be trained, please contact us to arrange a private course.

Venue:

• Scheduled courses run at our training centre in Knutsford, Cheshire.
• We regret that we no-longer offer this courses away from our home training centre.

Joining instructions:

• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions.

Private courses:

• To arrange a private course for yourself and/or your colleagues, please fill in our Quote Builder tool.

Want to Learn Suturing as Well?

This half-day course does not include suturing. For a full-day course covering all of the above plus suturing technique, see our Wound Closure Course (inc. Suturing).