STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 1. Identify anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial impact, presentations, prognosis, and management of common and major traumatic injuries.

 2. Identify the pathophysiology of traumatic emergencies that patients in the pre-hospital setting experience.

 3. Formulate a treatment plan for a simulated patient suffering from a traumatic emergency based on assessment findings.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Trauma Overview

 A. Identification of trauma patients

 B. Categorization of trauma patients

 II. Incidence/Significance of Trauma

 III. Trauma System

 A. Components, Hospital categorizations

 B. Levels and qualifications

 C. Transportation considerations

 IV. Types of Injury

 V. Trauma Assessment

 VI. Role of documentation in trauma

 VII. Trauma Scoring Scales

 VIII. Trauma center designations

 IX. Transfer of patients to the most appropriate hospital

 X. Bleeding and Shock

 A. Incidence

 B. Anatomy and function

 C. Pathophysiology

 D. Classifications of shock

 E. Compensatory mechanisms in shock

 F. Decompensation in shock

 G. Complications in shock

 H. Assessment considerations in shock

 I. Shock management strategies and considerations

 J. Bleeding considerations

 XI. Incidence, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of:

 A. Chest Trauma

 B. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma

 C. Orthopedic Trauma

 D. Soft Tissue Trauma

 E. Head, Face, Neck and Spine Trauma

 F. Nervous system trauma

 G. Special considerations in trauma

 H. Environmental emergencies

 I. Multi-System Trauma