TRAUMA CARE PRINCIPLES

Course overview

TRAUMA CARE PRINCIPLES OUTLINE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS THAT PROVIDERS SHOULD KNOW WHEN TREATING VARIOUS INJURIES IN A TRAUMA SETTING. THE CONTENT WILL FOCUS ON THE EVALUATION OF PROBLEMS COMMONLY SEEN IN THESE CASES AND THEIR GENERAL MANAGEMENT. INNATELY, TRAUMA PATIENTS ARE TREATED USING A TEAM APPROACH. TRAUMA CARE PRINCIPLES WILL HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE AND BASIC ROLES OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, FROM EVALUATING THE PATIENT IN THE PRE-HOSPITAL SETTING TO ASSESSING AND MANAGING THEM ONCE THEY HAVE ARRIVED AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.