Trauma patient care — paramedic level
Connect trauma assessment with treatment decisions and a transport plan. For paramedics, this module focuses on the reasoning behind actions, evaluating their effects and responding to changes in condition.
MED-33
Emergency medical care within specialist rescue
RM · 8–16h
Combine your roles as a paramedic and a specialist rescue team member. Practise care with restricted access and equipment, coordinating medical actions with the technical evacuation plan.
Ask about trainingYou reach the patient as a specialist rescuer. You also care for them as a paramedic.
This course is for paramedics who have technical rescue training and work within a specialist team. It starts with situations where patient access, working position and available equipment limit how medical needs can be met.
You practise clinical assessment in those conditions, selecting essential equipment and setting priorities before and during evacuation. You connect the medical plan with the sequence of technical actions and turn the patient's needs into clear agreements with the team.
Working in this dual role defines the module. Scope and duration are adapted to the participants' specialism and the exercise configuration. The required technical preparation remains an entry condition; this medical module does not replace it.
Training content
- Clinical assessment and intervention planning under environmental constraints.
- Equipment selection and medical priorities before evacuation.
- Monitoring and continuity of care throughout technical rescue.
Learning outcomes
- Participants adapt paramedic care to team capabilities and patient access.
- They coordinate the medical plan with the sequence of technical tasks.
Who it is for
Professionally qualified paramedics in the role described in this module.
How we train
Workshops, problem-solving tasks and scenarios with discussion of decisions and repeated practice.
Environments and links
The setting follows participants’ technical specialism. Specific configurations require approval; CBRNE is not included by default.
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