Trauma Management in Critical Care: Part 1

Epidemiology, fundamentals of care, and the evidence-base

The lecture duration is 29min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Tanya Zakrison
Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Critical Trauma Research, University of Chicago, USA
Lecture Summary

This 2-part lecture series will review the essentials of managing the critically ill trauma patient. Part 1 will focus on the epidemiology and the fundamentals of trauma care, particularly in haemorrhage and brain injury, with a review of the latest evidence in trauma management.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Appreciate the epidemiology of trauma in critical care
  • Understand the fundamentals of critical care of the trauma victim
  • Describe the latest evidence in trauma management