Version: 3/20/2019 2
Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
Trauma and Trauma Systems
Mechanism of Injury
Hemorrhage and Shock
Soft-Tissue Trauma
Burns
Head, Neck and Spine Trauma
Chest Trauma
Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Orthopedic Trauma
Environmental Trauma
Special Considerations in Trauma
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Be able to integrate the pathophysiological assessment findings to formulate a field impression; implement the
treatment plan for the trauma patient; and integrate multiple determinates of trauma conditions into clinical
care.
Methods of Assessment:
Computer Based Exams, critical skills development, scenario assessments, assessment graphs, patient care
assessments, oral interviews, critical thinking skills, various hands on skills evaluations and decision making
exercises.
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
AEMT Package ISBN# 9780135573631 (WCJC Student Packet) which includes the following material:
ISBN Author Description Ed
0134572033 BLEDSOE & CHERRY PARAMEDIC CARE VOL 1 Current
0134569954 BLEDSOE & PORTER PARAMEDIC CARE VOL 2 Current
0134538730 BLEDSOE & PORTER PARAMEDIC CARE V3 Current
0134449746 BLEDSOE & PORTER PARAMEDIC CARE VOL 4 Current
0134449754 BLEDSOE & PORTER PARAMEDIC CARE VOL 5 Current
0134442733 ALEXANDER & BELLE MBL W/PE ETX A/C ADV EMT Current
0134572998 BLEDSOE MBL/PE ET AC PAR CARE V1 Current
013464106X LIMMER AEMT REVIEW Current
0134442237 PLATINUM EDUCATIONAL GRP PLATINUM PLANNER SAC Current
Suggested Course Maximum:
30
List any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the
course.
Skills lab, various manikins and EMS teaching aids.
