MINOR INJURIES MANAGEMENT

Out of Hospital Minor Injuries Management

Out of Hospital Minor Injuries Management

Case Scenario

The patient is 60 years old female. She is usually fit and well. The name of my patient is Nancy. She is suffering from small hematoma to forehead injury. Initially, she was admitted to a hospital now has been discharged and left for home. The report is based on the tactics that may help in managing her out of the hospital setting, safely.

Minor Head Injury

Minor head injury is a form of brain injury that can involve the same traumatically induced disruptions to physiological and psychosocial functioning as severe brain injuries. However, these disruptions may manifest in a subtle way such that patients with minor head injuries may not display their symptoms or be unaware of their symptoms until they try to return to normal levels of functioning'. Minor head injury has been difficult to define clinically as many of its symptoms are subjective in nature (Walsh & Kent 2001, p. 147).

This injury can result in prolonged post-injury symptoms leading to increased recovery times, physical and mental disability, and ongoing treatment costs, little is known about the long-term medical consequences of minor head injury.

One of the major causes of a head injury of Nancy is head trauma. In addition, the seriousness of the head injury depends on the nature of the head trauma. At the time of the injury, there can be a severe damage to the neurones and tearing of the blood vessels, which can lead to the formation of haemorrhage and haematoma. Such a formation can result in the increasing of intracranial pressure (ICP) and compromising flow of blood to the cerebral tissues of Nancy. At the initial stage of Nancy case, the decreasing consciousness of Nancy indicates the rising ICP (Walsh & Kent 2001, p. 147). Injuries to the head injury can cause head injuries at the primary and secondary level. Injuries that occur initially are the initial damages. On the other hand, consequential damages are those, which occur due to hypoxia.

Decision Making Process

The grueling pace of the initial training alone can lead to high levels of stress for new paramedics. In many ways, the process serves as a foreshadowing of the physical and psychological demands that await them once they hit the streets. According to the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum, The Paramedic must be able to deal with adverse and often dangerous situations which include responding to calls in districts known to have high crime and mortality rates. Self-confidence is critical, as is a desire to work with people, solid emotional stability, a tolerance for high stress, and the ability to meet the physical, intellectual, and cognitive requirements demanded by this position.

Emergency medical technicians (EMT) are licensed out-of-hospital health care providers. Based on national curriculum standards, the basic level requires approximately 130 hours of training. The intermediate level currently requires an additional 130 hours of training, clinical time, and field experience. This level is now transitioning into a more comprehensive program and will require ...