Chest Drain Program
Due to the closure of Primed, the online chest drain program for doctors and nurses was closed down in December 2011.
Queensland Health has since funded the re-packaging of the course material.
We are now happy to advise that the initial module release for the Chest Drain Course for Doctors is now available on the Queensland Government, Clinical Skills Development Service (CSDS) E-learning website.
Audit Tools for Chest Drains is also available for use.
The remaining modules for doctors will be available in June 2012. In addition, entire nurses section will also be available in June 2012.
Information for Doctors
The following modules are now available
- Insertion of a chest tube by blunt dissection and by Seldinger technique
- Risk assessment and analysis
- Pre-simulation quiz
The following modules will be available in June 2012
- Management of under water seal drains
- Tool kit of printable resources
- Manuals for simulation training for doctors
Information for Nurses
The following modules will be available in June 2012
- A nurse's guide to insertion and removal of chest tubes and management of chest drains in adults
- Manuals for simulation training for nurses
Audit Tools for Chest Drains
Combined audit tool for insertion, management and removal of chest drains
Updated: 19 April 2012
