Major Trauma Network Webinar - The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) role in the management of the major trauma patient

Purpose

Educational resource for staff regionally in major trauma rehabilitation.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the role of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in the assessment and management of critically ill and injured patients
• Explain the role of the control room and the decision-making process used to determine when and how HEMS is dispatched
• Discuss the key principles of pre-hospital trauma management and the considerations involved in the advanced clinical assessment of major trauma patients.
• Outline the role of the Advanced Paramedic in Critical Care (APCC) and identify the advanced interventions that may be undertaken in the pre-hospital environment, including airway management, sedation and analgesia
• Recognise the application of regional bypass protocols and destination pathways within Northern Ireland's trauma and specialist care networks, including the Major Trauma Centre and other specialist receiving centres.

Audience

Audience - open to AHPs and nurses working in major trauma, acute care, rehabilitation, community and outpatient settings, trauma & orthopaedics, neurosciences

Method

1 hour webinar

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