Trauma Care and Immobilization
Assessing and treating injured patients: bleeding control, shock, head, spine, chest and limb injuries, burns and triage.
PARA-140 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Paramedicine
Course content
- 1Mechanism of injuryComing
- 2Trauma assessmentComing
- 3Bleeding control and tourniquetsComing
- 4Shock in traumaComing
- 5Head injuriesComing
- 6Spinal motion restrictionComing
- 7Chest traumaComing
- 8Abdominal and pelvic traumaComing
- 9Musculoskeletal injuries and splintingComing
- 10BurnsComing
- 11Trauma triage and destinationComing
- 12Trauma scenariosComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Assessing and treating injured patients: bleeding control, shock, head, spine, chest and limb injuries, burns and triage.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.