Title: Demonstrate management of head, face, neck, and spine injuries.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Managing Traumatic Emergencies

Demonstration should include pathophysiology, assessment, and management of

- life threats related to head, face, neck, and spine injuries
- spine trauma
- penetrating neck trauma
- laryngotracheal injuries
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- facial fractures
- skull fractures
- foreign bodies in the eyes
- globe rupture
- dental trauma
- severe epistaxis.

Demonstration should include psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for the major or common diseases and/or emergencies associated with pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the most significant complications associated with an open neck wound?
- How can facial trauma affect the patient’s airway?
- What management techniques are specifically used for a foreign body in the eye?
- What is subcutaneous emphysema?