Emergency and Trauma Care

Emergency & Trauma Care training course is a combination of Basic Trauma, Anesthesia and Surgical Skills designed for frontline health providers including management. This course is about managing trauma, from minor injury to humanitarian emergencies, including injuries in women, children and the elderly, with the principal goal of improving quality of care and patient safety.

Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics provider, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of clinical procedures and issues encountered in contemporary emergency care. The patient’s journey from pre-hospital retrieval to definitive care is covered in this course. With a strong focus on multidisciplinary care, this evidence-based emergency and trauma resource will appeal to pre-hospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency nurses and allied health professionals, as well as disaster management and inter-facility transport staff.

Medical careers in emergency management will appeal to those who thrive in a fast paced work situation that demands quick thinking and efficient handling. Medical careers generally involve sustained work with patients, treating or assisting them through the period of illness until health is recovered. But emergency medical care focuses on handling the crisis quickly with minimal but necessary treatment, and transporting or transferring the patient to an appropriate medical service.

Essential concepts are covered in a logical order, commencing with:

  • An introduction to emergency professions and professional issues
  • Clinical and health systems
  • Patient presentations ordered by body system as well as toxicology, envenomation, ocular, environmental emergencies and unique population groups
  • Major trauma assessment and management and end-of-life care information and considerations.

Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics continues to be the pre-eminent resource for students preparing to enter the emergency environment and for clinicians seeking a greater understanding of multidisciplinary care from retrieval through to rehabilitation.

Key Features Are:

  • A cultural safety approach is included throughout – Addressing cultural diversity, beliefs, values and focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Maori health
  • Essentials outline the main points addressed in each chapter
  • Practice tips throughout assist with communication skills, procedures and assessment
  • Case studies are supported by questions and answers to encourage active learning
  • New online resources available on Evolve, including over 30 new case studies with paramedic-specific questions.

Course Content includes Overview of Emergency Care, Systems and Clinical Fundamentals, Clinical Concepts and Systems, Emergencies, Major trauma and End of Life.

CAREERS

After successful completion of this course, aspirants can seek career in ICU Care, Critical Care, Casualty, Safety, Medical Coding, Accident Care, Radiology Jobs and many such aspects of Emergency care units.

108 Ambulance services, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic, Emergency Room (ER) Physician, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, Flight Surgeon, Wilderness and Rescue Medicine are some of the positions one can think about after graduating this course.

ELIGIBILITY AGE LIMIT

The candidate should be 15 – 35 years (For women and Handicapped upto 45 years)
of age on or before 1st October of current year.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION & ELIGIBILITY OF MARKS

General & OBC Candidates:
Senior Secondary (10+2) (Science) or equivalent with 40% Marks.
SC / ST Candidates:
Senior Secondary (10+2) (Science) or equivalent with 35% Marks.

FEES

Please call our helpline 0141-3999598 for more details.

SEATS

30 Students

DURATION

The duration of Emergency and Trauma Care course is 58 Days.