Queensland Trauma Education Course (QTEC)

QTEC is a one-day interprofessional trauma workshop including procedural skills stations, small group discussion and immersive scenarios. It provides an exciting opportunity to network and generate discussion amongst care providers in different settings across the state and is facilitated by leading emergency and trauma clinicians. 

QTEC focuses on trauma reception and management of the multiply injured patient and covers concepts including: 

• Prenotification and allocation of roles

• Structured trauma assessment

• Shared mental model and teamwork models

• Use of splints/binders and tourniquet application

• Chest decompression and intercostal catheter insertion

• Ventilation strategies in trauma care. 

This course is based on the concepts and resources from Queensland Trauma Education, a central point for multidisciplinary trauma care education, resources and tools. 

QTEC is approved for 8 CPD hours by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

Procedural skills: Intubation (A6), Bag Valve Mask Ventilation (B1), Needle Decompression (B5), Set up Ventilator (B7), Decompressive thoracostomy (B8), Tube thoracostomy (B9), Arterial tourniquet (S79).