Effective: 2019-08-01

Course Description

The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to teach the student principles of care and management of patients complaining of traumatic injury.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 137.

Course Objectives

• Perform a minimum of two (2) trauma physical assessments on an adult patient in the laboratory setting.
• Perform a minimum of two (2) trauma physical assessments on an adult patient in a scenario.
• Demonstrate competency in initiating intravenous therapy in a minimum of five (5) scenarios.
• Demonstrate competency administering an intravenous bolus.
• Demonstrate competency in a performing needle cricothyrotomy on a minimum of (2) patients in a laboratory setting.
• Demonstrate competency in performing endotracheal intubation on a minimum of (2) adult patients suffering traumatic injury in the laboratory setting.
• Demonstrate competency in initiating an intraosseous infusion in a minimum of two (2) scenarios.
• Demonstrate competency in the use of basic trauma management skills in the laboratory setting

Major Topics to be Included

• Trauma Patient Assessment
• Considerations in traumatic injuries
• Systematic approach
• Rapid trauma assessment
• Focused trauma assessment
• Trauma Patient Management
• Use of intravenous fluids
• Consideration of intraosseous use
• Consideration of intraosseous use
• Endotracheal intubation on a trauma patient
• Basic Trauma Skills
• Spinal immobilization (supine patient)
• Spinal immobilization (seated patient)
• Joint splinting
• Long bone splinting
• Traction splinting
• Hemorrhage control