Trauma Education
The next Education Session is Falls Prevention Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 11:00am at the MCHS Mankato, 1025 Marsh St., Mankato, MN 56001 Lower Level Conference Room 308 and will be offered on Zoom
This presentation will include a presentation. Lunch will be provided RSVP to admin@smrtac.org
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Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Dr. Katie Johnson, Child Abuse Specialist with Mayo Clinic will present on child abuse topics including burns and fractures and what to look for. VIDEO
Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Dr. Matt Sztajnkrycer with Mayo Clinic Ambulance discusses RSI in hemodynamically unstable trauma patients. VIDEO
Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Topic of the education session Rhiannon Osborne, RN, BSN, CFRN Flight Nurse with Mayo Clinic Ambulance will present a trauma case review involving a challenging flight watch the VIDEO.
Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Todd Dorn, Paramedic with Mayo Clinic Ambulance presented burn education watch the VIDEO
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Bleeding Control
Who can respond and control bleeding?
There are three types of responders who, when properly trained, are crucial to saving victims with severe bleeding:
- Trauma Professionals: hospitalists; emergency department physicians, nurses, technicians, and trauma surgeons
- Professional First Responders: Law enforcement, emergency medical service personnel, fire fighters, and rescue workers
- Immediate Responders: civilian bystanders present at the scene who perform external bleeding control for victims at the point of wounding before the arrival of professional responders.
SMRTAC has trained individuals to be B-Con instructors in their local regions. If your community has a need to educate a group of individuals, if you want to become a course instructor, or already are an instructor, we have resources for you.
THE ONLY THING MORE TRAGIC THAN A DEATH FROM BLEEDING…IS A DEATH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Course
ATLS
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is a 2 day course offered through the American College of Surgeons to provide its participants with a safe and reliable method for the immediate treatment of injured patients and basic knowledge of assessment, resuscitation and stabilization, recognition and arrangement of patient necessitating transfer to tertiary care center.
RTTDC
The Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) emphasizes a team approach to the initial evaluation and resuscitation of the trauma patient at a rural facility. Developed by the Rural Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT), RTTDC is based on the concept that in most situations, rural facilities can form a trauma team consisting of at least three core members. The course is offered in a single day or modular format.
Trauma Nursing Courses
ATCN
Advanced Trauma care for Nurses (ATCN) is a 2 day course offered through the Society of Trauma Nurses Association. ATCN is an advanced course designed for the registered nurse interested in increasing his/her knowledge in management of the multiple trauma patient. ATCN is taught concurrently with ATLS
TNCC
Trauma Nursing Core Course is a 2 day course offered through the Emergency Nurses Association. TNCC is designed to provide core level trauma knowledge and psychomotor skills associated with the delivery of professional nursing care to the trauma patient.
Other Trauma Education
Minnesota Burn Surge: General information as well as Educational Curriculum for Medical Providers Responding to a Mass Casualty Burn Surge Incident can be found on the MN Dept of Health website.
Minnesota Pediatric Surge: General information as well as Educational Curriculum for Medical Providers Responding to a Mass Casualty Pediatric Surge Incident can be found on the MN Dept of Health website.
Pediatric CAT Application: Slide Presentation | Video
(Combat Application Tourniquet)
Hemorrhagic Shock: Presentation June 2013