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Car Crash Victims Management

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Course Overview

Car Crash Victims Management

Author: R.E. Hengsterman MSN, RN

This course provides an overview of pre-hospital triage and trauma care for motor vehicle crash victims, emphasizing the importance of consistent application of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) trauma triage criteria. Learners will explore key assessment tools such as the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). The course covers the principles of trauma care guided by the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) framework, focusing on reducing overtriage and undertriage to optimize patient outcomes.  

Course Outline

  1. Introduction 
    1. Glasgow Coma Scale 
    2. Revised Trauma Score 
    3. Abbreviated Injury Scale 
  2. Epidemiology 
  3. Primary Survey 
  4. Secondary Survey 
  5. Case Study 
    1. Primary Assessment 
    2. Secondary Assessment 
    3. Primary Survey 
    4. Secondary Survey 
  6. Conclusion 

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In this course, we will discuss Car Crash Victims Management​. It will take the average learner 60 minutes to complete and awards contact hours of continuing education.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

  1. Recognize the physiologic, anatomic, and mechanism of injury criteria. 
  2. Discuss the skills required in conducting primary and secondary surveys using the A.B.C.D.E. approach. 
  3. Explain the key trauma assessment tools  

Target Audience

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirement for Completion

  1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
  2. Read and learn all course materials
  3. Complete the course evaluation
  4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
  • California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
  • New York State Department of Education (IC 208)
  • New York State Department of Education Child Abuse #80996
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Course created on: October 11, 2024

Course Expires on: October 10, 2027

Course Offering: #525

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