Soft Tissue Trauma
Soft Tissue Trauma
Information Covered:
- Incidence of soft tissue injury
- Mortality/morbidity
- Anatomy and Physiology of soft tissue injury
- Layers of the skin
- Function of the skin
- Pathophysiology of wound healing
- Hemostasis
- Inflammation phase
- Epithelialization
- Neovascularization
- Collagen synthesis
- Alteration of wound healing
- Abnormal scar formation
- Wounds
- Avulsions
- Pathophysiology
- Special assessment finding
- Special management considerations
- Bite Wounds
- Pathophysiology
- Types
- animal
- human
- insect
- rabies
- Types
- Special assessment finding
- Animal
- note time since bite
- type of animal
- Human
- cause of wound
- location
- presence of infection due to delayed in seeking treatment
- Insect
- black widow
- brown recluse
- fire ants
- tick bites
- Animal
- Special management considerations
- Animal
- Human
- Insect
- spider bites
- fire ants
- tick bites
- Pathophysiology
- Lacerations
- Pathophysiology
- Special assessment finding
- Special management considerations
- Puncture wounds
- Pathophysiology
- Special assessment finding
- Mechanism of injury
- Inspect the wound, do not probe
- Know underlying complications
- Infection problems when patient did not seek care
- Role to edema
- Special management considerations
- Role of tetanus antitoxin
- Infection prevention
- Wound management
- Supportive care
- Avulsions
Content Creator: Chris Hunt
CAPCE Course Number: 20-EMTP-F3-2301
Total CE Hours: 1.5
Level: Basic
NJ Course Number: 1470223877355
EMT-CE uses the NEMSES guidelines as the foundation for every course outline.