About the EMT Textbook
The textbook used throughout the EMT Boot Camp is: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Digital Advantage Package, Twelfth Edition. Published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), this textbook provides the fundamental knowledge of the emergency medical services (EMS) system, safety and well-being of the emergency medical technician (EMT), and medical, legal, and ethical issues relevant to emergency care. Each chapter covers National EMS Education Standard Competencies.
Chapters Covered on Day 7 Include:
- Chapter 25: Trauma Overview
EMT Textbook Chapter 25—Trauma Overview: Summary
Chapter 25 applies the fundamental knowledge needed to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on the assessment findings for an acutely injured trauma patient. Students will also learn some common injury patterns in major body systems.
The curriculum provides an overview of the causes, effects, assessment, and management of the trauma patient. Some of the topics discussed in this chapter include:
- Mechanisms of injury (MOI) for blunt and penetrating trauma
- Examples of MOI that cause blunt and penetrating trauma
- Injury patterns associated with different types of motor vehicle crashes
- Factors for assessment of a fall victim
- The effects of penetrating trauma, blast injuries, multisystem trauma
- Patient management in relation to scene time and transport selection
After completing Chapter 25 and related coursework, you understand the basic concepts of energy and its effect on the human body. You’ll gain a knowledge of the general injury patterns associated with different types of impacts, falls, and penetrating trauma, and the basic application of physics on the assessment of trauma patients. You will also develop critical thinking skills in making predictions of injuries and adjusting the index of suspicion based on the analysis of evidence gathered in scene size-up simulations.
Day 7: Summary
After successfully completing Day 7 of the EMT Boot Camp, you will possess the necessary knowledge and skills for the prehospital treatment of patients with trauma, bleeding, and soft-tissue injuries, including wounds and burns. You will understand the causes, effects, assessment, and management of the trauma patient, both blunt and penetrating traumas.
Day 7 requires 12 hours of participation from start to finish, including two half-hour breaks for lunch and dinner. The coursework and training are accelerated. You will be expected to process and retain a lot of information in a relatively short time.
The Unitek 14-Day EMT Boot Camp is not easy, but it is worth it! Our dedicated graduates are among the best-trained and most effective EMTs in the world today. Click here to learn more about our two-week EMT Boot Camp.
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About Unitek EMT
Unitek EMT is one of the premier EMT schools in Arizona. Our mission is simple: training the next wave of top-notch EMT professionals. We offer a variety of training options to fit your needs, including an accelerated EMT program to get you mission-ready and certified fast. We also offer EMS Continuing Education courses to update your expertise and enhance your career. Unitek EMT instructors are experienced leaders in their fields, and our real-world training scenarios are ideal for aspiring EMT professionals.
