Credits Hours: 1.25

Course Description:
Trauma is an injury sustained by the transfer of energy from the environment to the human body. Depending on the amount of energy transferred and the amount of tissue and organs damaged or destroyed, the resulting injury may be minor or lethal.

This course affords an understanding the mechanism of injury (MOI) and how energy is transferred to the body, which is essential for identifying potential injuries. Early recognition and treatment of life-threatening injuries, both apparent and hidden, are the most important factors in decreasing morbidity and mortality associated with trauma.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Correlate common or suspected injury patterns with specific mechanisms of injury.
• Construct an appropriate treatment plan, based on mechanism of injury, including the index of suspicion for occult injuries in a trauma patient.
• Differentiate between injuries that have the greatest potential for becoming life-threat injuries from those less likely to produce life-threats to the trauma victim, given a list of signs and symptoms associated with the various types of tissue injury.
• Demonstrate the ability to select important observational details, including the mechanism of injury, collected at the scene of a traumatic injury.