ECP 231 - Trauma Lab

Credit(s): 1

Prerequisite(s): program director’s consent.
This course allows the student to develop the necessary psychomotor skills to successfully manage a trauma patient, to include assessment of the trauma patient; management of head, chest, abdominal, spinal, and orthopedic injuries; management of the multi-trauma patient; management of special airway problems; management of environmental emergencies; and current trends in trauma management. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Assessment and manage a trauma patient.
Formulate of a field impression.
Implement a comprehensive treatment plan for a trauma patient, specifically abdominal and genitourinary, head and face, and spinal traumas; bleeding and shock; soft-tissue injuries; chest and multi-system traumas; and environmental emergencies.