Instructor Notes: Ask students to describe some ways in which trauma care has changed over the past several years? What things do we now think differently about than we did before?
Instructor Notes: Ask students how EMS has changed its approach to each of these items over the years.
Instructor Notes: The number one priority is the safety of EMS providers. Ask, “What are some specific hazards to EMS providers?” Ensure responses include violence, traffic, spills, electricity, unstable vehicles or structures, etc.
Instructor Notes: These are the priorities of the primary survey. Ask, “What are things that can cause us to lose sight of these priorities?”
Instructor Notes: Generate discussion using the questions below: What could lead us to overlook critical steps in airway management? How can airway management go wrong? How can we keep our focus on the patient’s airway?
Instructor Notes: Ask, “What do we need to know to choose the correct device for oxygenation and/or ventilation?”
Instructor Notes: This is an area of trauma care where thinking has evolved dramatically over the years.
Instructor Notes: Generate discussion using the questions below: How and why can the wrong decisions be made about extrication? How can we ensure good decision-making?
Instructor Notes: Generate discussion using the questions below: What are some things we can do, as providers, to make sure we are detecting changes in patient condition? How can we continue to improve in providing prehospital trauma care?
Instructor Notes: Generate discussion using the questions below: What are causes of unnecessary scene delays? What needs to be done prior to transport?
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