This course is part of the Become an EMT Specialization

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Become an EMT SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System

About this Course

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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.

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

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Beginner Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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University of Colorado System

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Introduction and Kinetics of Trauma

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.

3 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 49 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

9 videos

Trauma Emergencies and Care2m

What is Trauma?6m

Basic Management of the Trauma Patient6m

Mechanisms of Injury - Kinetics4m

Mechanisms of Injury - Blunt5m

Bullets and Blasts5m

Trauma Assessment - Unstable8m

Trauma Assessment - Stable5m

Trauma Patient Assessment/ Management4m

6 readings

About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics5m

Course Information10m

What is Trauma?10m

Basic Management of the Trauma Patient30m

Mechanism of Injury20m

Trauma Assessment: National Registry Style10m

2 practice exercises

Course Disclaimer30m

Introduction and Kinetics of Trauma Assessment30m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Bleeding and Shock

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.

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 44 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

11 videos

Physiology of Bleeding56s

Introduction to Bleeding3m

Management of External Bleeding4m

Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity5m

Hemorrhagic Shock4m

Management of the Bleeding Patient4m

Multi Casualty Incidents (MCI)6m

Triage7m

Distribution, Disaster, and Debrief3m

Tourniquet Application2m

Bleeding Control with Direct Pressure59s

3 readings

Management of External Bleeding10m

Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity20m

Triage45m

1 practice exercise

Bleeding and Shock Assessment30m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Soft Tissue Injury and Burns

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.

3 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 75 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

12 videos

Open and Closed Injury9m

Soft Tissue Assessment and Treatment7m

Burn Definitions6m

Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation8m

The Assessment and Treatment of Burns7m

Burn Special Considerations5m

Musculoskeletal Injury Basics6m

Musculoskeletal Special Considerations4m

Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment6m

Splinting a Lower Extremity2m

Splinting an Upper Extremity7m

Hare Splint3m

3 readings

Burn Definitions20m

Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation1h

Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment10m

1 practice exercise

Soft Tissue Injury and Burns Assessment30m

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Trauma By System

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.

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 72 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Head Injuries9m

Spinal Cord and Column Injuries8m

The Approach and Treatment of the Head and Spinal Injury Patient7m

Face and Neck Trauma6m

Chest Trauma9m

Abdominal Trauma9m

Genitourinary (GU) Trauma6m

Multi-system Trauma and Special Populations9m

Spinal Immobilization: Supine Patient3m

C-Collar Application - Seated2m

3 readings

Spinal Cord and Column Injuries20m

The Approach and Treatment of the Head and Spinal Injury Patient20m

Chest Trauma15m

1 practice exercise

Trauma by System Assessment30m

About the Become an EMT Specialization

Health care is an exciting and ever growing profession that can take you many different directions. You can apply the fundamentals you learn here about emergent patient care, stabilization, and disease processes toward becoming an EMT or further health care pursuits. In this specialization you will learn to care for stable and unstable patients before they get to a hospital, how to identify time sensitive diseases, and medical and traumatic conditions that affect both adults and pediatric patients.

Course 1 ensures you can assess a scene and prepare to provide care, understand the framework for patient assessment, history of emergency medical services, and the personal requirements to be an EMT. Course 2 addresses airway, breathing and circulation, medications and medication administration that EMTs are allowed to provide, and how to identify a patient having a stroke or diabetic emergency. Course 3 covers skills related to high performance CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, toxicology, and wilderness emergency medicine. Course 4 will offer skills for trauma emergencies and Course 5 focuses pregnancy, infants and pediatrics. Essential skills are demonstrated throughout the specialization. Finally, apply the course materials to real patient scenarios in the Capstone to help prepare you for national registry testing.

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