Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) 2024

Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) 2024 is organized by Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) and will be held from Aug 15 - 16, 2024 at Vanderbilt LifeFlight Training Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

Description:
Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) is a two day educational experience focused on care of the trauma patient during initial resuscitation and transport. Employing didactic and practical methods of learning will allow you to:

• Describe the professional responsibilities associated with patient transport.
• Identify the importance of early recognition of high risk trauma patients.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for the assessment and management of the multiple trauma victim in the field and interfacility settings.
• List management priorities in care of the multiple trauma victim

Course Topics:

• Transport Physiology
• Safety
• General Principles of Trauma
• Neurologic Trauma
• Shock
• Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma
• Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Trauma
• Trauma in Pregnancy
• Pediatric Trauma
• Legal Aspects of Transport
• Burns
• Airway and Mechanical Ventilation
• Review of Imaging Studies
• Chest x-ray interpretation scenarios