Emergency Medical Services Program
Course Syllabus – Trauma Emergencies
Module Eight: Trauma Emergencies
This course will add to the foundation necessary for the student to perform within a limited
advanced life support system and/or to continue on to Paramedic course. In this module, the
student will learn about managing traumatic injuries and understanding trauma systems.
COURSE GOALS
The course content is set forth by the DOT/NHTSA curriculum and meets the State of Michigan
standards. After completion of this course the student will have a thorough understanding of
traumatic injuries. The student will be able to:
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The student will be able to identify life-threatening traumatic injuries and immediately
manage them appropriately.
The student will discuss the importance of transporting patients to the appropriate facility.
Through patient simulations, the student will be able to anticipate injuries associated with
penetrating and blunt trauma.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Student learning is assessed from multiple perspectives and on multiple occasions in order to
ensure that instruction is fostering high-quality learning from the first to the last day of the
class. Students will be assessed by objective exams, lab reports and demonstrations. McLarenOakland EMS faculty staff is responsible for designing evaluation instruments to measure
student mastery of course goals.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week One
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Mon
Chapter 16: Trauma and Trauma Systems
07/22/13
Reading: Pg. 760 – 769
Chapter 17: Blunt Trauma
Reading: Pg. 770 – 801
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Wed
Chapter 18: Penetrating Trauma
07/24/13
22:00
Reading: Pg. 802 – 821
Stapp
Chapter 19: Hemorrhage and Shock
Reading: Pg. 821 – 851
Stapp
22:00
UPDATED 02/09/2013
Emergency Medical Services Program
Course Syllabus – Trauma Emergencies
Week Two
09:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Mon
Chapter 20: Soft Tissue Trauma
07/29/13
Stapp
17:00
Reading: Pg. 852 – 890
Chapter 21: Burns
Reading: Pg. 891 – 923
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Wed
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal Trauma
07/31/13
Tessin
OPEN
22:00
Reading: Pg. 924 – 957
Chapter 23: Head, Facial, and Neck Trauma
Reading: Pg. 958 – 999
Trauma Pharmacology
Lab: Managing Traumatic Injuries
QUIZ
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care
Sat
Chapter 24: Spinal Trauma
08/03/13
Stapp
22:00
2nd
Edition UPDATE
Reading: Pg. 1000 – 1029
18:00 Lab: Managing Traumatic Injuries
Mon
Chapter 25: Thoracic Trauma
08/05/13
Stapp
OPEN
22:00
Reading: Pg. 1030 – 1060
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Wed
Chapter 26: Abdominal Trauma
08/07/13
Stapp
22:00
Reading: Pg. 1061 – 1078
09:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Mon
Final Exam Review
08/12/13
Stapp
OPEN
17:00
Reading: Chapters 16 – 26
18:00 Essentials of Paramedic Care 2nd Edition UPDATE
Sat
Final Exam
03/09/13
Tessin
OPEN
22:00
Reading: Chapters 16 – 26
Practical Final Exam
Trauma Assessment
EXAM
UPDATED 02/09/2013