Trauma Emergencies

This is the fourth of five courses in Advanced Pre-hospital Care which prepare students to take the licensure examination to become EMT-Paramedics. Each course consists of classroom instruction and practical skills demonstration and testing. This course details the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of trauma. It incorporates advanced pre-hospital care from the mechanism of injury analysis to shock/trauma resuscitation. The course is offered at associated hospitals in Lake County. This course is an approved program by the IDPH under the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Transportation.