Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) - (Nov 16 - 17, 2024)

Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) is organized by Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) and will be held from Nov 16 - 17, 2024 at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.

Learning Objectives:
• 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 include but are not limited to:
• 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