2-Day Intensive Trauma Course-Conquer the Deteriorating Patient – Sean G. Smith

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When a trauma patient presents, your responses have to be spot on. Each patient presents uniquely. And time is critical. There may have been instances in the past when you wondered afterward if you did all that you could have for a patient….

No matter what your skill level, or what your goals, this recording will provide you with the in-depth skills and knowledge you need to confidently intervene for the life-threatening patient emergencies you face. Learn through a case-based presentation of the physiology and emergent management of traumatic mechanisms of injury. In addition to drawing from several certification exam blueprints (CCRN, CEN, CPEN…), it will serve as an excellent way for you to learn key clinical pearls that go well beyond typical trauma curriculum!

Sean Smith helped author the 7th edition of Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum, and is certified in tactical paramedicine, emergency nursing, ICU nursing, flight nursing, neonatal/pediatric critical care transport, and pediatric emergency nursing. Take advantage of Sean’s incredible insights to advance your skillset in this challenging area of patient care.

This intense course will provide new clinical insights and critical thinking skills, so you won’t need to feel uncertain, scared or at risk anymore.

1. Conduct a Rapid Trauma Assessment, including FAST and EFAST, focused abdominal sonogram for trauma and ultrasound assessment of trauma.
2. Analyze physiological presentations and clinical signs indicative of specific trauma diagnoses.
3. Distinguish key palliative interventions in the stabilization and projected continuum of care for selected pediatric and adult traumatic injuries.
4. Plan for trauma specific issues in airway management and pulmonary pathophysiology.
5. Assess to determine the most appropriate critical-care stabilization, ongoing care, and transport for a neurological trauma patient.
6. Apply new insights related to the anatomy and physiology of the cardiac system to trauma care.
7. Evaluate physiological presentations and clinical signs indicative of specific trauma diagnoses.
8. Integrate knowledge, skills and abilities to enhance the clinical practice of providers caring for the multi-system trauma patient.
9. Plan appropriate clinical interventions for common clinical problems encountered in the management of the complex, multi-system trauma patient.
10. Choose best responses to patients in crisis using trauma resuscitation algorithms.
11. Determine interventions based upon current research and updates in clinical practice that supersede curriculums.
12. Demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to successfully complete the TCRN examination.

Trauma Assessment

• Head to toe physical exam
• Rapid trauma assessment (EXTERNAL trauma)
• Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS): An evolving role in INTERNAL trauma assessment

Hemorrhage Control

• Pathophysiology and palliation in hemorrhage control
• Battlefield best practices brought to the bedside
• TXA, Tourniquets, Transfusion, Thoracotomies, the Trauma Triad of Death and more…

Emergent and Ongoing Pain Management in Traumatic Injuries

• Pain pathways: Transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception
• Rapid pain management relative to specific mechanisms of injury
• The underlying physiologies to consider

Head to Toe Review of Systems

• Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Diffuse Axonal Injury
• Ocular Trauma
• Intubation in Trauma and Emergent Surgical Airways
• Blunt and Penetrating Mechanisms of Cardiac Injury
• Thoracic Cavity Injuries and Pulmonology Considerations
• Eviscerations and Other Peritoneal Cavity Concerns
• Traumatic Considerations Within the Pelvic Girdle
• Long Bone and Extremity Fractures

Specific Complex Mechanisms of Injury

• Motor vehicle trauma
• Gun shot wounds
• Kinematics of explosion related injuries
• Burn resuscitation management

Not Just Little Adults: Pediatric Trauma Review

• Rapid head to toe assessments
• Can’t miss differences between adult and pediatric patients

Putting It All Together: Case Based Review

• Identify Key Missed Moments, Lessons Learned, and Best Practices
  • Assessment
  • Intervention
  • Documentation