Courses

Ear Care Workshop for HCAs

OVERVIEW

A practical ear care course for Healthcare Support Workers. Develop safe practice in ear irrigation (syringing) which attracts a high level of litigation.

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Past course delegates

CONTENT

Review of anatomy and physiology

Examination of the ear using an otoscope

Common ear problems

• foreign bodies
• earache
• infection
• earwax blockage (cerumen impaction)

Ear irrigation (formally known as Ear Syringing)

Risk assessment

Practical workshop

Complications

AIMS AND OUTCOMES

• Be able to correctly use an otoscope for examining the ear.
• Understand treatment of minor ear problems using best practice rationales.
• Correctly irrigate an ear for cerumen impaction and be aware of the complications.

ATTENDED BY

• Healthcare Assistants