Spinal cord injury care
Infuse Training
Delivery Method: Face-to-face This can be delivered face to face also. This is a full day course covering
- A+P of the spine and the cord
- Causes of spinal cord injury
- Grades and categories of spinal cord injury
- Spinal care – the essentials
- Neurogenic bladder and bowel
- Tissue viability importance
- Pain awareness, spasticity and muscle tone
- Terminology used in spinal cord injury – making sense of it all
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Autonomic Dysreflexia -:
- The autonomic system – how it is important with spinal injury care
- What happens when pain receptors are stimulated
- The three main causes of AD
- How AD presents
- What to do if the condition is suspected
- Managing the symptoms
- Emergency protocols
- Documentation and hand over
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Neurogenic Bowel care:-
- A+P of the digestive system
- Understanding Neurogenic bowel
- The importance a healthy bowel
- Improving motility
- Supporting clients with their management
- Basic bowel care, supps, enemas, digital stimulation and manual evacuation
- AD connection
- Documentation
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Neurogenic bladder care:-
- A+P of renal system
- Understanding neurogenic bladder
- Catheter care and devices available
- Supporting our clients, cleaning and bag changes
- AD connection
- Documentation
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Dates available on arrangement
Infuse Training can also create this course for you on arrangement either at your workplace or at one of their locations.
This is taught as a group session, maximum 5 per session.
