EMTP 102 - Trauma Assessment and Management

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

EMT Paramedic

Description:

This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to recognize the mechanisms of injury, trauma systems, patient assessment and emergency care. The course will also cover, in detail, the importance of length of time that elapses between the incident and definitive care. Additionally, the course addresses the major roles in death reduction in three periods of trauma: through community education, scene interventions, and rapid response. Trauma systems, appreciation of comprehensive trauma systems, blunt trauma, and penetrating trauma will be thoroughly discussed. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Describe the incidence and scope of traumatic injuries and deaths; Identify the role of each component of the trauma system; Predict injury patterns based upon knowledge of the laws of physics related to forces involved in trauma; Describe the injury patterns that should be suspected when injury occurs from blunt trauma; Describe the role of restraints in injury prevention and the injury patterns; Discuss how an organ's motion may contribute to injury in each body region depending on the forces applied; Identify selected injury patterns associated with motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collisions; Describe injury patterns associated with pedestrian collisions; Identify injury patterns associated with sports injuries, blast injuries and vertical falls; Describe factors that influence tissue damage related to penetrating injuries; Attain certification in Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support.

Credits:

5.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

EMTP 101 and Up to Date Emergency Medical Technician and CPR Provider Certification

Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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