West Virginia Northern Community College

This is a 3.5 hour course which meets WVOEMS Approved Paramedic Refresher (NCCP Standards)

Required Objectives:

1. Identify the triage criteria in the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme
2. State the four steps of the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme
3. Review local protocols
4. Identify s/s of a patient with a traumatic brain injury
5. Explain the use of ETCO2 as a guide for ventilating head injury patients
6. Define primary and secondary spinal cord injury.
7. Discuss various cord syndromes and their s/s
8. Discuss s/s of neurogenic shock and spinal shock
9. Describe how to investigate the chief complaint of a patient with a gastrointestinal disorder, including how to take the patient’s history.
10. Discuss the management and treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders
11. Identify and treat severe hemorrhage
12. Differentiate among indications, effects, and contraindications for the use of:
    1. Tourniquets
    2. Junctional Tourniquets
    3. Hemostatic agents
    4. TXA
13. Explain the concept of permissive hypotension
14. Discuss the dangers of excessive fluid administration
15. Describe Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) as a tool to better evaluate perfusion

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West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and does not discriminate based on race, sex (e.g., sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or parenting status), disability, religion, color, national origin, or age in admission, employment, educational programs, or activities; nor does it discriminate based on genetic information in employment or employee health benefits. Further, faculty, staff, students, and applicants are protected from retaliation for making complaints or assisting in investigations of discrimination. WVNCC will take steps to assure that a lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the college’s CTE offerings. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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