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Course: |
EMS 1023
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Title: | EMT Trauma Emergencies |
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Long Title: | EMT Trauma Emergencies |
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Course Description: | Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate emergency care and transportation of a patient who has suffered a traumatic injury. The concepts of kinematics and the biomechanics of trauma, along with pathophysiology and injury patterns will provide the student with the ability to assess and manage the trauma patient. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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Max Credit: | |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 2/6/12 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Discuss the role of the EMT in trauma prevention.
2. List and describe the components of a comprehensive trauma system.
3. Relate the laws of motion, energy, and force to traumatic injuries.
4. Discuss the role of kinematics in the assessment of trauma patients.
5. Formulate a treatment and transport plan for the trauma patient.
6. Discuss the pathophysiology of shock and hemorrhage.
7. Demonstrate the treatment of a patient with bleeding and shock.
8. Identify the assessment findings associated with thoracic and abdominal injuries.
9. Demonstrate the management of a patient with thoracic and abdominal injuries.
10. Identify the assessment findings associated with orthopedic injuries.
11. Demonstrate techniques of splinting and other management of a patient with orthopedic injuries.
12. Identify the assessment findings associated with soft tissue injuries and burns.
13. Demonstrate the management of a patient with soft tissue injuries and burns.
14. Describe the types of head, facial, and neck trauma.
15. Demonstrate techniques of spinal immobilization and other management of a patient with a possible spinal injury.
16. Discuss the assessment findings associated with environmental related conditions.
17. Demonstrate the assessment and management of a patient with environmental related conditions.
18. Implement the special considerations required in the patient with multi-systems trauma.
19. Recognize special consideration for assessing and treating trauma in special patient populations.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury
a. Incidence and scope of traumatic injuries and death
b. Injury prevention
c. Kinematics and injury patterns
d. Levels of trauma centers
e. Rapid transport and destination issues
II. Bleeding and Shock
a. Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
b. Pathophysiology of shock and hemorrhage
c. Assessment of shock
d. Estimating internal and external blood loss
e. Control of external bleeding
III. Thoracic Trauma
a. Anatomy and physiology of the thoracic organs and structures
b. Blunt versus penetrating mechanisms of injury
c. Open chest wounds
d. Impaled objects
e. Hemothorax
f. Pneumothorax
g. Cardiac tamponade
h. Rib fractures
i. Flail chest
j. Commotio cordis
IV. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
a. Anatomy and physiology of the abdominal organs and structures
b. Blunt versus penetrating mechanisms of injury
c. Solid and hollow organ injuries
d. Evisceration
e. Impaled objects
f. Injuries to the external genitalia
g. Vaginal bleeding due to trauma
h. Sexual assault
V. Orthopedic Trauma
a. Anatomy and physiology of the skeletal system
b. Mechanism of injury associated with orthopedic trauma
c. Upper and lower extremity trauma
d. Open fractures
e. Closed fractures
f. Dislocations
g. Sprains and strains
h. Pelvic fractures
i. Amputations
j. Splinting and other management of orthopedic injuries
VI. Soft Tissue Trauma
a. Anatomy and physiology of the skin and soft tissues
b. Mechanism of injury associated with soft tissue trauma and burns
c. Abrasions
d. Avulsions
e. Lacerations
f. Punctures and bites
g. Thermal burns
h. Chemical burns
i. Crush syndrome
j. Dressings and other management of soft tissue injuries and burns
VII. Head, Facial, Neck and Spine trauma
a. Anatomy and physiology of the head, neck and face
b. Recognition and management of life threatening injuries
c. Mechanism of injury and recognition of possible spinal injuries
d. Spinal immobilization and other management of spine trauma
e. Penetrating neck trauma
f. Laryngeal and tracheal injuries
g. Facial fractures
h. Skull fractures
i. Foreign bodies in the eye
j. Dental trauma
VIII. Nervous System Trauma
a. Incidence, morbidity and mortality of traumatic brain injury
b. Anatomy and physiology of the brain and skull
c. Mechanism of injury associated with brain injury
d. Pathophysiology of brain injuries
e. Assessment and management of brain injuries
f. Assessment and management of spinal cord injuries
IX. Special Considerations in Trauma
a. Pregnant patients
b. Pediatric patients
c. Geriatric patients
d. Cognitively impaired patients
X. Environmental Related Conditions
a. Physiology of temperature regulation
b. Risk factors associated with environmental emergencies
c. Recognition and management of submersion incidents and near drowning
d. Recognition and management of temperature related illness
e. Bites and stings
f. High altitude illness
g. Diving injuries
h. Electrical injuries
i. Radiation exposure
XI. Multi-systems Trauma
a. Recognition and management of multi-systems trauma
b. Blast injuries
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