Manubrium Pleura Tension pneumothorax Mediastinum Pneumothorax Thoracic inlet Myocardial contusion Pulmonary contusion Thorax Myocardial rupture Pulsus paradoxus Traumatic aortic Needle decompression Scapula disruption Neurovascular bundle Sternum Traumatic asphyxia Open pneumothorax Subconjunctival Xiphoid process Pericardial sac hematcoma Pericardiocentesis Subcutaneous Pericardium Suprasternal notch Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards Describe the incidence, morbidity, and Understand, discuss, and demonstrate assessment findings with principles of mortality of thoracic injuries in the trauma epidemiology and pathophysiology to patient. formulate a field impression to implement a Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for organs and structures related to thoracic an acutely injured patient with chest trauma to injuries. include: Predict thoracic injuries based on mechanism Incidence of trauma of injury. Traumatic aortic disruption Discuss the types of thoracic injuries. Pulmonary contusions Discuss the pathophysiology of thoracic Blunt cardiac injury injuries. Hemothorax Discuss the assessment findings associated Pneumothorax with thoracic injuries. Cardiac tamponade Discuss the management of thoracic injuries. Rib fractures Identify the need for rapid intervention and Flail chest transport of the patient with thoracic injuries. Commotio cordis Discuss the epidemiology and Tracheobronchial disruption Diaphragmatic rupture pathophysiology of specific chest wall Traumatic asphyxia. injuries, including: Differentiate and formulate age related Rib fracture variations as it pertains to the management of Flail segment the patient with trauma. Sternal fracture Discuss considerations of patient with chest Discuss the assessment findings associated trauma as it pertains to: with chest wall injuries. Communication Identify the need for rapid intervention and Documentation transport of the patient with chest wall Transport decisions injuries. Patient education Discuss the management of chest wall Prevention injuries. Discuss the pathophysiology of injury to the lung, including: Simple pneumothorax Open pneumothorax Tension pneumothorax
Manubrium Mediastinum Myocardial contusion Myocardial rupture Needle decompression Neurovascular bundle Open pneumothorax Pericardial sac Pericardiocentesis Pericardium Pleura Pneumothorax Pulmonary contusion Pulsus paradoxus Scapula Sternum Subconjunctival hematcoma Subcutaneous Suprasternal notch Tension pneumothorax Thoracic inlet Thorax Traumatic aortic disruption Traumatic asphyxia Xiphoid process Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards Describe the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of thoracic injuries in the trauma patient. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the organs and structures related to thoracic injuries. Predict thoracic injuries based on mechanism of injury. Discuss the types of thoracic injuries. Discuss the pathophysiology of thoracic injuries. Discuss the assessment findings associated with thoracic injuries. Discuss the management of thoracic injuries. Identify the need for rapid intervention and transport of the patient with thoracic injuries. Discuss the epidemiology and pathophysiology of specific chest wall injuries, including: Rib fracture Flail segment Sternal fracture Discuss the assessment findings associated with chest wall injuries. Identify the need for rapid intervention and transport of the patient with chest wall injuries. Discuss the management of chest wall injuries. Discuss the pathophysiology of injury to the lung, including: Simple pneumothorax Open pneumothorax Tension pneumothorax Understand, discuss, and demonstrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression to implement a comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for an acutely injured patient with chest trauma to include: Incidence of trauma Traumatic aortic disruption Pulmonary contusions Blunt cardiac injury Hemothorax Pneumothorax Cardiac tamponade Rib fractures Flail chest Commotio cordis Tracheobronchial disruption Diaphragmatic rupture Traumatic asphyxia. Differentiate and formulate age related variations as it pertains to the management of the patient with trauma. Discuss considerations of patient with chest trauma as it pertains to: Communication Documentation Transport decisions Patient education Prevention
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