Trauma Emergencies and Care

Trauma Emergencies and Care

This course is part of Become an EMT Specialization

Instructors: Arthur Pliaconis

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to Trauma Emergencies and Care. In this course, you will learn about some of the mechanics and physics of trauma on the human body, and how this can cause injury. You will continue to expand your new vocabulary with medical terminology, and learn how to describe the different injuries you may see. You will also learn about the trauma system itself- and when it is important to transport patients to a trauma center.

Then we will dive into specific injuries based on what part of the body may be injured- or trauma by system. There are different considerations in the trauma patients depending on both how, and where, they are injured. And of course- you will learn your standard approach to a history and physical exam of the trauma patient. Finally, you will learn about something that you hope to never encounter: mass casualty incidents, or MCI’s. These are occurrences where you may have multiple patients, and there is an organized and specific approach as a provider in these circumstances.

Are you ready to take on trauma? From the battlefield to highways, traumatic injuries were the catalyst for developing systems to move patients to places that they could receive more advanced care. In this module we will talk about what trauma is and why it deserves special attention when it comes to patient care.

What's included

9 videos8 readings2 assignments

9 videos Total 49 minutes

Trauma Emergencies and Care 2 minutes
What is Trauma? 7 minutes
Basic Management of the Trauma Patient 6 minutes
Mechanisms of Injury - Kinetics 4 minutes
Mechanisms of Injury - Blunt 5 minutes
Bullets and Blasts 6 minutes
Trauma Assessment - Unstable 9 minutes
Trauma Assessment - Stable 6 minutes
Trauma Patient Assessment/ Management 4 minutes

8 readings Total 100 minutes

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Current “Become an EMT” Specialization No Longer NREMT Eligible 10 minutes
About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics 5 minutes
Course Information 10 minutes
Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community! 5 minutes
What is Trauma? 10 minutes
Basic Management of the Trauma Patient 30 minutes
Mechanism of Injury 20 minutes
Trauma Assessment: National Registry Style 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Course Disclaimer 30 minutes
Introduction and Kinetics of Trauma Assessment 30 minutes

In this module we will discuss the physiology of bleeding, and how hemorrhage, or excessive bleeding, leads to shock. We will review the CV system, and discuss about different types of blood loss, how it leads to shock, and then ultimately how to manage hemorrhagic shock before shock leads to death.

What's included

11 videos3 readings1 assignment

11 videos Total 44 minutes

Physiology of Bleeding 1 minute
Introduction to Bleeding 3 minutes
Management of External Bleeding 4 minutes
Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity 5 minutes
Hemorrhagic Shock 5 minutes
Management of the Bleeding Patient 4 minutes
Multi Casualty Incidents (MCI) 7 minutes
Triage 7 minutes
Distribution, Disaster, and Debrief 4 minutes
Tourniquet Application 3 minutes
Bleeding Control with Direct Pressure 1 minute

3 readings Total 75 minutes

Management of External Bleeding 10 minutes
Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity 20 minutes
Triage 45 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Bleeding and Shock Assessment 30 minutes

In this module we will discuss various soft tissue injuries, including burns. Before watching the videos in this module please review your anatomy, specifically of the skin. As we cover soft tissue injuries, you will note that there are varying degrees of injury that can occur with trauma, and many of the classifications have to do with how deep or how much damage is done, and in what way, to the skin and blood vessels.

What's included

12 videos3 readings1 assignment

12 videos Total 75 minutes

Open and Closed Injury 9 minutes
Soft Tissue Assessment and Treatment 8 minutes
Burn Definitions 6 minutes
Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation 9 minutes
The Assessment and Treatment of Burns 7 minutes
Burn Special Considerations 5 minutes
Musculoskeletal Injury Basics 7 minutes
Musculoskeletal Special Considerations 4 minutes
Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment 6 minutes
Splinting a Lower Extremity 2 minutes
Splinting an Upper Extremity 7 minutes
Hare Splint 4 minutes

3 readings Total 90 minutes

Burn Definitions 20 minutes
Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation 60 minutes
Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Soft Tissue Injury and Burns Assessment 30 minutes

We will cover trauma isolating different parts of the body and what injuries you should consider in these particular areas. Having an understanding of what injuries may be present can help you determine where you patient may need to go, and how quickly you need to get them there. It will be helpful for each of these videos to review the pertinent anatomy associated with the body system we are discussing.