SELF/Trauma

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Welcome to the Primary Trauma Care Course, developed by the Primary Trauma Care Foundation. This course teaches how to care for patients during emergencies in areas with limited health care.

• Who is this for: Doctors in EDs in LMICs and austere environments
• Knowledge baseline assumptions: baseline medical knowledge

This course is open access and may be used in any other certified program free of charge. It is not currently open edit, however, directors of accredited programs who are interested in contributing material or suggesting improvements are encouraged to contact us.

These modules are complete and available for use.

• NREMT Skillset (prerequisite)
• Airway
• Breathing
• Chest Trauma
• Circulation
• Abdominal & Pelvic Trauma
• Primary Survey
• Limb Trauma
• Head Trauma
• Paediatric Trauma
• Trauma Triage
• Trauma in Pregnancy
• Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Scan
• Secondary Survey
• Spinal Trauma
• Burns
• Transport of Critically Ill Patients

These modules are in progress and will be published soon.

These modules are planned for future development.

These training modules are developed by the Primary Trauma Care Foundation for the Surgical Education Learners Forum.