Competency information
Details
Set up appropriate equipment in preparation for each type of procedure including, resuscitation equipment where appropriate. Calibrate where necessary.
Considerations
- Range of equipment used, relative merits and principles ofmeasurement, including:
- recognition of the errors or potential risks of using defective equipment in clinical practice and the implications of use
- the application of relevant troubleshooting skills
- identification of common faults and remedial action
- current safety standards, including safety testing and routine maintenance
- requirements for set-up and calibration specific to that procedure
- preparation of life support equipment, where appropriate.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome The trainee should produce evidence of completion of immediate or advanced life support training before undertaking any of the learning outcomes. |
| # 2 | Outcome Plan, prepare and set up for left heart catheterisation and provide scientific support and analysis |
| # 3 | Outcome Plan, prepare and set up for right heart catheterisation and provide scientific support and analysis |
| # 5 | Outcome Troubleshoot problems with the monitoring system and, where appropriate, carry out routine maintenance procedures on the equipment used for cardiac catheterisation |