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Soft Tissue Injuries SAMPLE COURSE
Introduction
Soft tissue is a term that encompasses all body tissue except the bones and includes skin, muscles, vessels, ligaments, tendons, nerves
and organs. Soft tissue injuries can range from the trivial, such as a scraped knee, to the critical that includes internal bleeding.
+ View elaboration — Before You Begin
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This is a continuing education and recertification course for EMTs. It covers fundamental EMT-Basic concepts and terminology
as well as advanced material. We highly recommend completing the case studies and practice exam before completing the exam.
We also recommend that you review an EMT textbook chapter covering cardiovascular emergencies as a refresher before taking the
exam; for example: Chapter 24 in Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 9th edition (AAOS).
The View Elaboration links that appear throughout this course will display more information about the topic. External links
are for the purpose of expanding basic EMT knowledge. These optional external websites have been reviewed and are appropriate
for EMT continuing education. The course exams do not cover material from the external links.
View print version — A text-based version
of this course available for printing on the Downloads page. This printable version contains most of the content of the online
course but does not include any of the interactive questions or exercises.
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+ View elaboration — Practical Skills
To receive CBT or OTEP credit for this course a trained skills evaluator must evaluate your ability to perform the following hands-on
practical skills.
- Dressing and bandaging of open and closed injuries
- Emergency care for an open chest wound or abdominal injury
- Emergency care of burns
Click here to download the skills checklist for this
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Objectives
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CBT 301 is an EMT continuing education and recertification course. After completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify the layers of the skin.
- Identify the types of closed and open soft tissue injuries.
- Identify the factors to consider in assessing MOI.
- Identify the statement that best explains kinetic energy as it relates to MOI.
- Identify the correct technique for assessing CMS.
- Demonstrate knowledge of assessment of soft tissue injuries including recognition of related signs and symptoms.
- Identify the emergency medical care for a patient with a closed soft tissue injury.
- Identify the emergency medical care for a patient with an open soft tissue injury.
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