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General Objective

Recognize the techniques and procedures for assessment, management and transfer of a traumatically injured victim from a pre-hospital setting to a hospital center.

Addressed to:

• Health Professionals and Higher Level Nursing Technicians
• Health Personnel of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies
• Health care students in their last year of studies
• Rescuers and firefighters who have basic knowledge in the area of health.

Content

Module I: PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA
Milestones of Prehospital Trauma Care
Trauma Phases 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 of scenes with risk
Interdisciplinary work in safe scenes
Energy and blunt trauma
Injuries due to vehicular collisions
Hit-and-run injuries
Laws of energy and penetrating trauma physics
Principles of physics and blast injuries

Module III: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EVALUATION
Primary evaluation: first impression of the patient's condition
Sequence of primary evaluation: XABCDE mnemonics
Secondary Evaluation: Hemodynamics and SAMPLE
Detailed physical examination in stabilized trauma cases.
Special considerations (traumatic RCP, pain management, abusive situations).

Module IV: AIRWAYS AND VENTILATION
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
Manual Airway Maneuvers
Basic and Advanced Devices for Airway Management.
Ventilation Management Devices

Module V: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC TRAUMA
Assessment, management and transport of patients with cranioencephalic and vertebral-spinal trauma.
Spine stabilization
Helmet removal
Evaluation and management of specific thoracic injuries.
Evaluation and management of specific cardiac and great vessel injuries
Abdominal cavity evaluation
Abdominal trauma patient management and transfer
Evaluation and management of pregnant women with abdominal trauma
Evaluation and management of musculoskeletal injuries
Evaluation and management of types of burns
Airway burns
Evaluation and management of pediatric trauma
Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Trauma
Evaluation and management of heat and cold trauma
Evaluation and management of immersion asphyxia trauma

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