Car Crash Victims Management

Contact Hours: 1

Author(s):

R.E. Hengsterman MSN, RN

Course Overview

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
  2. Epidemiology
  3. Primary Survey
  4. Secondary Survey
  5. Conclusion

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

Accreditations and Approvals

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  • 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)
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
  • Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
  • Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
  • Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
  • Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)

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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.

It will take the average learner 60 minutes to complete and awards 1 contact hours of continuing education.

Written For

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

Requirements 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

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.