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MED-21

Trauma BASIC

Advanced First Aid / Professional Pre-hospital Care · 4 h

A practical module covering XABCDE assessment, recognition of threats to life, initial trauma care and preparation for evacuation and transport.

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A structured approach to the injured patient based on XABCDE assessment, recognition of conditions requiring immediate action and preparation for safe evacuation and transport.

Training content

  • Scene safety and mechanism of injury.
  • Initial patient assessment using XABCDE.
  • Recognition of immediate threats to life.
  • Setting treatment priorities.
  • Initial trauma care.
  • Selecting an approach to evacuation and transport preparation.
  • Reassessment and recognition of changes in the patient’s condition.
  • Teamwork and preparation for handover.

Procedures and decision-making are adapted to participants’ advanced first aid or professional competencies.

Who we train

Rescuers with advanced first aid qualifications and paramedics involved in assessing, caring for and preparing injured patients for transport. Content reflects the team’s competencies and tasks.

How we train

Short introductions establish a structured assessment and priorities. Practical stations and scenarios develop patient assessment, selection of care and teamwork. Each scenario ends with a decision-focused debrief.

Settings and connections

Delivery can use a general training setting or participants’ operational environment. The module provides a foundation for further trauma training and integration with technical, rope and search and rescue operations.

Complementary skills

MED-02First Aid / Advanced First Aid / Professional Pre-hospital Care4 h

Life-threatening Bleeding Control

Practical training in recognising life-threatening bleeding and selecting and applying appropriate control techniques. Content is adapted to participants’ existing skills and qualifications.

MED-22Advanced First Aid / Professional Pre-hospital Care8 h

Trauma ADVANCED

Further trauma assessment and care, including specific injury patterns, changing priorities and patient management during evacuation and transport.

These links indicate complementary topics. Participation requirements are described under Prerequisites.