AO Trauma Basic Principles of Fracture Management for ORP (Operating Room Personnel)
Operating room personnel (ORP) support the team of surgeons in the operating room and deliver an important contribution to the successful outcome of surgeries. This course teaches fundamental principles and current concepts in the treatment of injuries in relation to the per-operative nursing and planning. It is addressed to operating room personnel (ORP) with paramedical degree.
Why you should choose this course
Course content
- Soft-tissue penetration during drilling
- Techniques of reduction
- Damaged implant removal
- Module 1—General Principles
- Module 2—Diaphyseal Fractures
- Module 3—Joint Fractures
- Module 4—Proximal Femoral Fractures
- Module 5—Complications
- Module 6—Other Anatomical Regions
- Internal fixation with screws and plate—absolute stability
- Internal fixation of a distal tibial fracture using a locking compression plate
- Intramedullary nailing of the tibial shaft with reaming
- External fixation of a tibial shaft fracture
- Internal fixation of an olecranon with cerclage wiring
- Internal fixation of a proximal femoral fracture
- Internal fixation of a malleolar fracture
- Internal fixation of a forearm shaft fracture
- Perioperative preparation for an osteosynthesis of a distal femoral fracture.
- Perioperative preparation for an osteosynthesis of a shaft fracture
- Perioperative preparation for an osteosynthesis of the proximal femur
- Infection control
- Perioperative preparation for an osteosynthesis of a malleolar fracture
- Perioperative preparation for an osteosynthesis of a forearm shaft fracture
Course details may be subject to change. Please check your chosen date and location for the detailed program.
Target audience
- All paramedical staff working in the operating room, such as the circulating nurse, scrub nurse and the surgical technician.
Course impressions
Competencies
The AO Trauma curriculum for ORP is based upon 9 competencies:
- Ensure that the patient is adequately prepared for the procedure.
- Carefully prepare all equipment, instruments and implants required for safe surgery.
- Demonstrate and ensure optimal communication and successful teamwork skills.
- Position the patient to allow best surgical access whilst maintaining the patient’s safety.
- Define the basic principles of fracture fixation to ensure effective nursing management of the procedure.
- Demonstrate correct use of instruments and support the optimal surgical application.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice for infection control.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice to ensure occupational health and safety.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice in patient documentation, confidentiality and data protection.
Resources
AO Surgery Reference
Explore the award-winning online repository for surgical knowledge, describing the complete management process from diagnosis to aftercare for fractures in a given anatomical region.
Operating room personnel education taskforce
Srisuk Wacharin (TH)
Term: 2021–2026
Jeannine Schnider-Kuhn (CH)
Term: 2022–2027
Ali Alyami (SA)
Term: 2022–2027
Muhammad Ramzan (PK)
Term: 2024–2026
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