The human face is often the first thing you recognize when meeting someone. When there is a disfiguring injury, it is difficult to see. As first responders, we must overcome that difficulty and put aside the shock and start to assess your patient. In this course, we'll discuss facial anatomy and physiology, how to anticipate injuries by recognizing the mechanism of injury, and hidden associated injuries and hidden bleeding. You'll get practice in setting priorities in patient care when facial injury is involved and anticipating changes in your patient's condition during treatment and transport will make a difference in your patient's outcome.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
The human face is often the first thing you recognize when meeting someone. When there is a disfiguring injury, it is difficult to see. As first responders, we must overcome that difficulty and put aside the shock and start to assess your patient. In this course, we'll discuss facial anatomy and physiology, how to anticipate injuries by recognizing the mechanism of injury, and hidden associated injuries and hidden bleeding. You'll get practice in setting priorities in patient care when facial injury is involved and anticipating changes in your patient's condition during treatment and transport will make a difference in your patient's outcome.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Death due to uncontrolled bleeding is often preventable. In EMS, we have tools and resources to help mitigate or alleviate the effects of hemorrhage. Be a part of the difference of life and death, by learning effective hemorrhage control. In this course, we’ll discuss internal and external bleeding and the treatment options for both, as well as considerations and treatments for EMS providers responding to hemorrhagic patients.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
This course will examine current trends in burn care for both pediatric and adult patients. We will discuss triage and stabilization, airway and inhalation injury, burn shock and edema, escharotomy, calculating burn size, types of burns, and clinical studies.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Treating pediatric burn victims requires a different approach than treating an adult burn patient. In this podcast, Debbie Harrell of Shriners Hospital and Deputy Chief Terence Sheehy will discuss what EMS providers should focus on when treating pediatric burn patients, how to identify signs of abuse, and the appropriate measurements to follow when administering fluids to a burn patient.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 30 min
Unfortunately, mass casualty incidents have become more frequent. Having an effective EMS mass casualty incident (MCI) protocol has become crucial. Join Dr. Robert Lowe in his review of "Mass Casualty Trauma Triage - Paradigms and Pitfalls," published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to provide a framework to consider when planning MCI response.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Ensuring patients receive pre-hospital fluids can mean reduced mortality rates and better patient care. One of the main incidents first responders may respond to that would require administering fluids would be someone experiencing shock. This course explains the different kinds of shock, how to treat shock, and fluid resuscitation response.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
K. Lee Watson, MPA, NRP, is a Health and Safety Trainer for Virginia Tech, as well as a paramedic and volunteer at Longshop-McCoy Fire and Rescue and the New River in Virginia. As a paramedic, Watson worked with Carilion Clinic at Roanoke Memorial Hospital’s emergency department and Trauma Center. Before joining Virginia Tech’s faculty, Watson worked with NASCAR as their training manager and track services coordinator and developed an award-winning training program.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
