Trauma

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Prerequisites: Corequisites: Pre/Corequisites:PARM 115 - Airway Patient Assessment Description:Credit Hours Lecture: 2 Lab: 1 Clinical NA Total 3 Contact Hours Lecture 2 Lab: 2 Clincial NA Total: 4 An overview of kinematics, primary survey, resuscitation, secondary survey and management, monitoring and transporting trauma victims. The pathophysiology of shock, care of shock and victim oxygenation are covered. It defines parameters and discusses anatomy and physiology as related to burn injury, presents pathophysiology related to a specific source of burn injury and presents patient-related detail assessment and specific management of burns. A regionally determined trauma certification (PHTLS or ITLS) must be earned during this course.