Title: Lesson 12-1 Trauma Overview
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module XII Trauma

Describe an overview of the identification, categorization, pathophysiology and assessment of a trauma patient

At the end of this lesson and the associated lab activities students will be able to:

Cognitive Learning Objectives

- 12-1.1 Discuss and define pathophysiology of the trauma patient
- 12-1.2 Discuss the assessment and management of the trauma patient
- 12-1.3 Discuss and describe significant & non-significant Mechanism of Injury (MOI) & provide examples of each
- 12-1.4 Discuss and describe State of Florida’s trauma scorecard methodologies as required in FS 401.2701 & 64J-2.004 & 2.005
- 12-1.5 Discuss the National Trauma Triage Protocol of injured Patients (http://cdc.gov/fieldtriage/ )
- 12-1.6 Describe and provide a general overview of multisystem trauma patient management
- 12-1.7 Discuss the golden principle of out-of-hospital trauma care
- 12-1.8 Explain the relationship between mechanism of injury and potential energy, kinetic energy and work
- 12-1.9 Define the term blunt & penetrating trauma and provide examples of the mechanism of injury (MOI) that would cause each to occur and include:
  - a. Affects of high, medium & low velocity penetrating trauma
  - b. Primary, secondary, tertiary and miscellaneous blast injuries
  - c. Factors to consider of a patient injured in a fall
  - d. Consider age (pediatric & geriatrics)

Affective Objectives

- No affective objectives identified

Psychomotor Objectives

- No psychomotor objectives identified

Reading

- AAOS 10e, Chapters 22-31
- Limmer 12e, Chapters 13, 24, 27-33
- Chapters with relevant content:
AAOS 10e, Chapter 22-31
Limmer 12e, Chapters 13, 24, 27-36
- Training and Speed Are Crucial
- Is Coding of Penetrating & Blunt Trauma Arrest Patients Warranted?

Online Video

Your instructor will recommend which videos to view for this lesson. All videos are valuable resources. Students may wish to view more to enhance their learning.

- Trauma Overview (1:18:13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-mSCeO2ozw
Wisconsin EMT Curriculum

- Trauma Overview - Complete Lecture (41:23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opsvBDCGAx4