Trauma (Emergency Medicine)

Learn the general approach for the trauma patient

Learn more about the management of trauma, and start with the primary survey, the standardized initial assessment which applies to all trauma patients in order to rapidly identify potentially fatal situations, and provide immediate stabilization through the use of ABCDE assessment.

After the introduction, you be given insights into thoracic and abdominal injuries that are common in the ER. This course includes needle decompression techniques for the treatment of tension pnuemothorax. You will also learn everything you need to know about various emergency cases including abdominal, extremity, and head injuries.

Further topics covered are:

• Approach to multi trauma patients
• Epidural and subdural hematoma
• Traumatic subarachnoid and intraparenchymal hemorrhage
• Intracranial pressure (ICP) and blood pressure
• Cervical spine injury