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Trauma Emergencies and Care

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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

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96%

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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.

Module details

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 videosTotal 49 minutes

Trauma Emergencies and Care2 minutes
What is Trauma?7 minutes
Basic Management of the Trauma Patient6 minutes
Mechanisms of Injury - Kinetics4 minutes
Mechanisms of Injury - Blunt5 minutes
Bullets and Blasts6 minutes
Trauma Assessment - Unstable9 minutes
Trauma Assessment - Stable6 minutes
Trauma Patient Assessment/ Management4 minutes

8 readingsTotal 100 minutes

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Current “Become an EMT” Specialization No Longer NREMT Eligible10 minutes
About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics5 minutes
Course Information10 minutes
Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community!5 minutes
What is Trauma?10 minutes
Basic Management of the Trauma Patient30 minutes
Mechanism of Injury20 minutes
Trauma Assessment: National Registry Style10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Introduction and Kinetics of Trauma Assessment30 minutes
Course Disclaimer30 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 videosTotal 44 minutes

Physiology of Bleeding1 minute
Introduction to Bleeding3 minutes
Management of External Bleeding4 minutes
Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity5 minutes
Hemorrhagic Shock5 minutes
Management of the Bleeding Patient4 minutes
Multi Casualty Incidents (MCI)7 minutes
Triage7 minutes
Distribution, Disaster, and Debrief4 minutes
Tourniquet Application3 minutes
Bleeding Control with Direct Pressure1 minute

3 readingsTotal 75 minutes

Management of External Bleeding10 minutes
Internal Hemorrhage and Bleeding Severity20 minutes
Triage45 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Bleeding and Shock Assessment30 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 videosTotal 75 minutes

Open and Closed Injury9 minutes
Soft Tissue Assessment and Treatment8 minutes
Burn Definitions6 minutes
Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation9 minutes
The Assessment and Treatment of Burns7 minutes
Burn Special Considerations5 minutes
Musculoskeletal Injury Basics7 minutes
Musculoskeletal Special Considerations4 minutes
Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment6 minutes
Splinting a Lower Extremity2 minutes
Splinting an Upper Extremity7 minutes
Hare Splint4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Burn Definitions20 minutes
Burn Systems and TBSA Calculation60 minutes
Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Soft Tissue Injury and Burns Assessment30 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.