Emergency Measures for Hand Trauma for EMS

Course overview

This continuing education program addresses the management of patients with hand trauma. The incidence of hand-related trauma accounts for about 20% the visits to the emergency department (ED), with male adults and adolescents sustaining the majority injuries (DynaMed, 2020). The failure to properly preserve amputated digits, assess for emergent complications, and properly cleanse such injuries can result in long-term functional consequences for the injured.