EMSP 1265 - Neurological Trauma

• Pathophysiology
• Assessment and management
• Trauma scoring
• Rapid transport and destination issues Nervous System Trauma
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Nerve root injury
• Peripheral nerve injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal shock
• Brown-Sequard Syndrome
• Penetrating neck trauma
• Spine trauma
  • Dislocations, subluxations
  • Fractures
  • Sprains, strains
• Blast injuries Hazardous Waste

1. apply trauma scoring to the trauma patient.
2. demonstrate clinical assessment and management of a multi-system trauma patient with a neurological injury.
3. demonstrate clinical assessment and management of various trauma patients.
4. demonstrate safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.
5. demonstrate support of the patient’s emotional reaction to an acute neurological injury.
6. explain the psychological impact on a patient with an acute neurological injury.
7. integrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment plan for the trauma patient with a neurological injury.
8. select the mode of transport for the trauma patient.

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