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Trauma - EMT
Students learn to assess a patient for traumatic injury, as well as identify mechanisms of injury. Students learn proper emergency care for: bleeding; soft tissue trauma; chest trauma; abdominal and genitourinary trauma; orthopedic trauma; head, face, and neck trauma; spinal trauma; trauma in special populations; and environmental trauma. Students also discover how to manage trauma when multiple body systems are affected.
Unit: Bleeding
Description
In this unit, students will learn about bleeding. They will distinguish between internal and external bleeding and will recognize the signs and symptoms of each. They will also learn how to manage external bleeding by using direct pressure, elevation, and pressure points.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Bleeding
2. External Bleeding
3. Additional Methods of Bleeding Control
4. Bleeding from the Nose, Ears, and Mouth
5. Internal Bleeding
6. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about bleeding. They will distinguish between internal and external bleeding and will recognize the signs and symptoms of each. They will also learn how to manage external bleeding by using direct pressure, elevation, and pressure points.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Bleeding
2. External Bleeding
3. Additional Methods of Bleeding Control
4. Bleeding from the Nose, Ears, and Mouth
5. Internal Bleeding
6. Quiz
Unit: Soft Tissue Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about soft tissue trauma. They will distinguish between various types of closed and open soft tissue wounds. They will also learn proper emergency care for these wounds, including methods for dressing and bandaging open wounds. Finally, they will identify several classifications of burns and demonstrate appropriate treatment.
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Closed Soft Tissue Injuries
3. Open Soft Tissue Injuries
4. Dressings and Bandages
5. Burns
6. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about soft tissue trauma. They will distinguish between various types of closed and open soft tissue wounds. They will also learn proper emergency care for these wounds, including methods for dressing and bandaging open wounds. Finally, they will identify several classifications of burns and demonstrate appropriate treatment.
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Closed Soft Tissue Injuries
3. Open Soft Tissue Injuries
4. Dressings and Bandages
5. Burns
6. Quiz
Unit: Chest Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about chest trauma. They will learn about chest complications that are associated with chest trauma, such as hemothorax and pneumothorax. They will also learn how to provide emergency care for closed and open chest wounds and will demonstrate how to apply an occlusive dressing to a sucking chest wound.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Chest Trauma
2. Complications of Chest Trauma
3. Closed Chest Wounds
4. Open Chest Wounds
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about chest trauma. They will learn about chest complications that are associated with chest trauma, such as hemothorax and pneumothorax. They will also learn how to provide emergency care for closed and open chest wounds and will demonstrate how to apply an occlusive dressing to a sucking chest wound.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Chest Trauma
2. Complications of Chest Trauma
3. Closed Chest Wounds
4. Open Chest Wounds
5. Quiz
Unit: Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about abdominal and genitourinary trauma and will be able to identify signs and symptoms of these wounds. They will also learn proper emergency care for open and closed wounds, and they will practice applying a moist dressing to an abdominal evisceration. In addition, students will learn the appropriate response to a patient who is the victim of sexual abuse.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Abdominal Trauma
2. Closed Abdominal Wounds
3. Open Abdominal Wounds
4. Genitourinary Trauma
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about abdominal and genitourinary trauma and will be able to identify signs and symptoms of these wounds. They will also learn proper emergency care for open and closed wounds, and they will practice applying a moist dressing to an abdominal evisceration. In addition, students will learn the appropriate response to a patient who is the victim of sexual abuse.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Abdominal Trauma
2. Closed Abdominal Wounds
3. Open Abdominal Wounds
4. Genitourinary Trauma
5. Quiz
Unit: Orthopedic Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about orthopedic trauma, including strains, sprains, dislocations, and fractures. They will learn about various types of splints and will practice splinting the upper and lower extremities.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Orthopedic Trauma
2. Splints
3. Splinting Upper Extremities
4. Splinting Lower Extremities
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about orthopedic trauma, including strains, sprains, dislocations, and fractures. They will learn about various types of splints and will practice splinting the upper and lower extremities.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Orthopedic Trauma
2. Splints
3. Splinting Upper Extremities
4. Splinting Lower Extremities
5. Quiz
Unit: Head, Face, and Neck Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about trauma to the head, face, and neck. They will learn how to assess and provide emergency care for injuries to the facial bones, nose, ears, cheeks, and eyes. They will also become familiar with the complications of neck trauma and learn how to dress and bandage an open neck wound. Finally, students will learn about trauma to the head and brain and will identify specific types of brain injuries.
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Face Trauma
3. Eye Trauma
4. Neck Trauma
5. Head Trauma
6. Brain Trauma
7. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about trauma to the head, face, and neck. They will learn how to assess and provide emergency care for injuries to the facial bones, nose, ears, cheeks, and eyes. They will also become familiar with the complications of neck trauma and learn how to dress and bandage an open neck wound. Finally, students will learn about trauma to the head and brain and will identify specific types of brain injuries.
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Face Trauma
3. Eye Trauma
4. Neck Trauma
5. Head Trauma
6. Brain Trauma
7. Quiz
Unit: Spinal Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about spinal trauma. They will identify the mechanisms of injury which may result in spinal trauma, and they will learn proper assessment methods, including checking a patient’s neurological, motor, and sensory functions. They will also be introduced to spinal immobilization devices and will practice immobilizing patient who are supine, standing, and seated. Finally, students will learn techniques for handling special situations, including rapid extrication, patient wearing helmets, and pediatric patients.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Spinal Trauma
2. Immobilization Devices
3. Immobilization Techniques
4. Special Considerations
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about spinal trauma. They will identify the mechanisms of injury which may result in spinal trauma, and they will learn proper assessment methods, including checking a patient’s neurological, motor, and sensory functions. They will also be introduced to spinal immobilization devices and will practice immobilizing patient who are supine, standing, and seated. Finally, students will learn techniques for handling special situations, including rapid extrication, patient wearing helmets, and pediatric patients.
Lessons
1. Introduction to Spinal Trauma
2. Immobilization Devices
3. Immobilization Techniques
4. Special Considerations
5. Quiz
Unit: Environmental Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about environmental trauma. They will learn how to provide emergency care to cold- or heat-related emergencies. They will also recognize proper rescue techniques for drowning patients and will learn how to care for patients with dysbarism. Finally, students will identify various types of bites and stings and will describe the appropriate care for each.
Lessons
1. Exposure to Cold
2. Exposure to Heat
3. Water-Related Incidents
4. Bites and Stings
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about environmental trauma. They will learn how to provide emergency care to cold- or heat-related emergencies. They will also recognize proper rescue techniques for drowning patients and will learn how to care for patients with dysbarism. Finally, students will identify various types of bites and stings and will describe the appropriate care for each.
Lessons
1. Exposure to Cold
2. Exposure to Heat
3. Water-Related Incidents
4. Bites and Stings
5. Quiz
Unit: Multi-System Trauma
Description
In this unit, students will learn about multi-system trauma. They will explain the principles of the Golden Hour and the Platinum 10 Minutes in relation to trauma care. Students will also describe types of blast injuries and explain the relationship between blast injuries and multi-system trauma. Finally, they will learn appropriate emergency care for multi-system trauma patients.
Lessons
1. Multi-System Trauma
2. Blast Injuries
3. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about multi-system trauma. They will explain the principles of the Golden Hour and the Platinum 10 Minutes in relation to trauma care. Students will also describe types of blast injuries and explain the relationship between blast injuries and multi-system trauma. Finally, they will learn appropriate emergency care for multi-system trauma patients.
Lessons
1. Multi-System Trauma
2. Blast Injuries
3. Quiz
Unit: Trauma Considerations
Description
In this unit, students will learn about trauma care for patients in particular demographics, including pregnant, pediatric, geriatric, and cognitively-impaired patients. They will learn about specific anatomic and physiologic differences which make trauma care for these patients different than with typical adult patients. They will also learn types of trauma to which these groups are particularly prone.
Lessons
1. Pregnant Patients
2. Pediatric Patients
3. Geriatric Patients
4. Cognitively Impaired Patients
5. Quiz
Description
In this unit, students will learn about trauma care for patients in particular demographics, including pregnant, pediatric, geriatric, and cognitively-impaired patients. They will learn about specific anatomic and physiologic differences which make trauma care for these patients different than with typical adult patients. They will also learn types of trauma to which these groups are particularly prone.
Lessons
1. Pregnant Patients
2. Pediatric Patients
3. Geriatric Patients
4. Cognitively Impaired Patients
5. Quiz
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