CE Description
The Trauma Module describes the systematic evaluation of a trauma patient including performing initial lifesaving maneuvers. This course includes assessment, approaches, and treatment of systematic evaluation of a trauma patient, key concerns during an assessment, adjuncts to the primary trauma survey, airway obstruction maneuvers and securing the airway, identifying shock and providing treatment, hemodynamic instability, and hemorrhage control, trauma resuscitation, permissive hypotension, massive transfusions, traumatic brain injury, burn injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries.
The intended audiences for this course are ED Physicians (not recently taken ATLS), ED Nurses, Paramedics, and NP/APN.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
• Describe the systematic evaluation of a trauma patient including performing initial life-saving maneuvers.
• Explain how to ensure that a trauma patient has a secure and functional airway.
• Describe the pathophysiology of shock in trauma.
• Identify sources of hemodynamic instability and perform life-saving maneuvers for initial hemorrhage control.
• Describe the management of trauma patients with traumatic central nervous system injury, burn injuries, and fractures.
• Explain the indications and contraindications of resuscitative thoracotomy in case of traumatic cardiac arrest.
Continuing Education Information
Advanced Life Support: Trauma; Enduring Web Course
Original Release Date: 10/19/2022
Last Review Date: August 2022
Termination Date: 10/18/2025
Description
The purpose of this module is to describe the systematic evaluation of a trauma patient, including performing initial lifesaving maneuvers. This module includes assessment, approaches, and treatment of systematic evaluation of trauma patient, key concerns during assessment, adjuncts to the primary trauma survey, airway obstruction maneuvers and securing the airway, identifying shock and providing treatment, hemodynamic instability and hemorrhage control, trauma resuscitation, permissive hypotension, massive transfusions, traumatic brain injury, burn injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
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Describe the systematic evaluation of a trauma patient, including performing initial lifesaving maneuvers
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Explain how to ensure that a trauma patient has a secure and functional airway
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Describe the pathophysiology of shock in trauma
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Identify sources of hemodynamic instability and perform lifesaving maneuvers for initial hemorrhage control
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Describe the management of trauma patients with traumatic central nervous system injury, burn injuries, and fractures
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Explain the indications and contraindications of resuscitative thoracotomy in case of traumatic cardiac arrest
Accreditation Terms
Joint Accreditation: 10/19/2022 - 10/18/2025
CAPCE: 10/19/2022 - 10/18/2025
AARC: N/A
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
AMA Credit Designation Statement - Physicians
The American Heart Association designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participation and Successful Completion
Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:
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Complete all portions of the online course
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Complete the course evaluation
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Print the Certificate/Statement of Credit
Disclosure Statement
All persons in a position to control educational content of a CE activity provided by the American Heart Association must disclose to the audience all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The presence or absence of all financial relationships will be disclosed to the audience in activity materials. All unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed will also be disclosed to the audience. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
The following authors/faculty have declared NO financial interest(s) and/or affiliations (check for not conflicts):
Erick Goralnick, MD, MS
Sallie Johnson, PharmD, BCPS
Stefan W. Leichtle, MD
Kenneth Navarro, MEd, LP
Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MEd
Erik Soderberg, MS
Amber Rodriguez, PhD
The list represents the relationships that may be perceived as actual or reasonable conflicts of interest as reported on the Disclosure Questionnaire, which all AHA volunteers are required to complete and submit. The focus is on relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in the 24-month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content:
N/A
Target Audiences
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Physicians
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Nurse Practitioners
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Physician Assistants
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EMS: Paramedics
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