Trauma Management Basics

The Trauma Management Basics Course teaches the fundamentals of treating traumatic injuries.  Instruction will take place in a classroom setting.  Competency is built through a series of instructor-led Practical Exercises (PEs), culminating in student-led, teamwork-focused trauma scenarios .  Upon completion of the training, students gain a working knowledge of various trauma injuries, conducting Rapid Trauma Assessments, treating injuries with appropriate medical interventions, and communicating key information to public safety personnel.  Topics of training include:

• Controlling Massive Bleeding (Direct Pressure, Wound Packing, Pressure Dressings, Tourniquets)
  
• Managing Airways (Look/Listen/Feel, Head Tilt/Chin Lift, Jaw Thrust, Finger Sweep of Visualized Obstructions, Recovery Position)
• Managing Respirations (Rate/Quality Assessment, Penetrating Chest Trauma-Chest Seals/Occlusive Dressings, Position of Comfort (Injured Side Down, Tripod)
• Managing Circulation and Preventing Hypothermia (Reassessment of Interventions, Treatment of Hypovolemic Shock)
• Documentation of Interventions
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication with Public Safety Personnel

Prerequisite Courses:  None

Physical Requirements:  None

Equipment Requirements: 

• Water Source
• Notebook
• Pens/pencils
• Lunch 

Optional Equipment:

• Individual First Aid Kit (for comparison/discussion)
  
• Drinks (non-alcoholic)
  
• High Energy Food Source (Clif Bar, Peanut Butter Packets, PowerGel

This class DOES NOT produce a certification and is non-ballistic