Course Objective
A 3 day course designed to allow the provider to respond to a casualty and manage medical / trauma emergencies.
Validation
3 year, with yearly updates for defibrillator training
Course Content
Core modules in kinematics, scene safety, advanced airway techniques, cardio- respiratory assessment, spinal immobilisation, fracture immobilisation, defibrillation, medical gases, packaging and evacuation.
Minimum Qualifications / notes
This course is designed for voluntary/private ambulance staff, search & rescue volunteers and workers in hazardous environments. The course requires candidates to have first-aid qualifications and experience as this will be the foundation upon which we will build your skills and knowledge.
The Trauma technician course aims to reduce trauma related deaths by training the people dealing with traumatic injuries pre-hospital to recognise and treat life-threatening injuries. It is well recognised that the care a patient receives pre-hospital, not only can decrease the risk of mortality but also improve and promote recovery.
For many years now the BTLS and PHTLS courses have been the only trauma training available for medical and paramedical groups. Whilst both these courses offer excellent trauma training neither take into account the specific needs of certain pre-hospital care specialists. In response to this need, the concept of an intermediate level trauma course consisting of core modules, supplemented with specific additional modules was born.