EMT Lesson Plans

Chapter 28: Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries National EMS Education Standard Competencies Trauma Applies fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely injured patient. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma  Recognition and management of  Blunt versus penetrating mechanisms (pp 969–972, 979–981)  Evisceration (pp 971-972, 980–981)  Impaled object (pp 971-972, 979–980)  Pathophysiology, assessment, and management of  Solid and hollow organ injuries (pp 968-969, 972–974)  Blunt versus penetrating mechanisms (pp 969–972, 979–981)  Evisceration (pp 971-972, 980–981)  Injuries to the external genitalia (pp 983–985, 987–988)  Vaginal bleeding due to trauma (pp 983, 988)  Sexual assault (p 988) Knowledge Objectives 1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the abdomen, including an explanation of abdominal quadrants and boundaries and the difference between hollow and solid organs. (pp 967–969) 2. Describe some special considerations related to the care of pediatric patients and geriatric patients who have experienced abdominal trauma. (pp 968, 969, 974) 3. Define and discuss closed abdominal injuries, providing examples of the mechanisms of injury that are likely to cause this type of trauma in a patient, as well as key signs and symptoms. (pp 969–971) 4. Define and discuss open abdominal injuries, including ways to distinguish low-velocity, medium-velocity, and high-velocity injuries, examples of the mechanisms of injury that would cause each, and signs and symptoms exhibited by a patient who has experienced this type of injury. (pp 971–972) 5. Describe the different ways hollow and solids organs of the abdomen can be injured and include the signs and symptoms a patient might exhibit depending on the organ(s) involved. (pp 972–974) 6. Discuss assessment of a patient who has experienced an abdominal injury, including key indicators that will help determine the mechanism of injury (MOI) and whether it is significant or nonsignificant. (pp 974–979) 7. Discuss the emergency medical care of a patient who has sustained a closed abdominal injury, including blunt trauma caused by a seatbelt or air bag. (p 979) 8. Discuss the emergency medical care of a patient who has sustained an open abdominal injury, including penetrating injuries and abdominal evisceration, and considerations related to the use of a pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) when caring for these patients. (pp 979–981) 9. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the female and male genitourinary systems and distinguish between hollow and solid organs. (pp 981–982) 10. Discuss the types of traumatic injuries that may be sustained by the organs of the male and female genitourinary system, including the kidneys, urinary bladder, and internal and external genitalia. (pp 982–985) 11. Discuss assessment of a patient who has experienced a genitourinary injury, including special considerations related to patient privacy and determining the MOI. (pp 985–987) 12. Discuss the emergency medical care of a patient who has sustained a genitourinary injury related to the kidneys, bladder, external male genitalia, female genitalia, and rectum. (pp 987–988) 13. Explain special considerations related to a patient who has experienced a genitourinary injury caused by a sexual assault, including patient treatment, criminal implications, and evidence management. (p 988)