Revised 08/2018

EMS 138 - Trauma Care Lab (1 CR.)

Course Description

Focuses on the skills required for the assessment and management of patients with traumatic injury. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.

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

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

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

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

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