Description

General Objective

Recognize the principles of trauma injuries in victims in a prehospital setting, applying the techniques and procedures for evaluation, management and transfer to a hospital center, reducing morbidity and mortality rates.

Addressed to:

Aimed at managers, professionals, technicians and administrative staff in the health area, students in the final year of their careers in the health field.

Content

Module I: Pathophysiological Principles of Trauma

Milestones of pre-hospital trauma care
Phases of Trauma for Prehospital Care
Principles of Trauma Care
Fick's principle
Classification of traumatic shock
Assessment and management of traumatic shock

Module II: Scene Safety and Trauma Kinematics

Scene safety
Special situations at risk scenes
Interdisciplinary safe scene work
Energy and blunt trauma
Injuries from vehicle collisions
Injuries in road traffic collisions
Laws of energy and penetrating trauma physics
Principles of physics and blast injuries

Module III: Primary and Secondary Evaluation

Primary assessment: first impression of the patient's condition
Sequence of primary assessment: XABCDEo mnemonic
Secondary assessment: Haemodynamics and SAMPLE
Detailed physical examination in stabilised trauma cases
Special considerations (traumatic RCP, pain management, abusive situations)

Module IV: Airway and ventilation

Airway and ventilation
Manual Airway Manoeuvres
Basic and advanced airway management devices.
Devices for ventilation management

Module V: Specific Trauma Assessment and Management

Assessment, management and transport of patients with cranio-encephalic and vertebral-medullary trauma.
Stabilisation of the spinal column
Helmet removal
Assessment and management of specific thoracic injuries
Assessment and management of specific cardiac and great vessel injuries
Abdominal cavity assessment
Abdominal trauma patient management and transfer
Assessment and management of the pregnant woman in abdominal trauma
Assessment and management of musculoskeletal injuries
Assessment and management of types of burns
Airway burns
Assessment and management of paediatric trauma
Assessment and management of geriatric trauma
Assessment and management of heat and cold trauma
Assessment and management of immersion asphyxia trauma

Additional information

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