FREE: Head Wounds & Eye Injuries: Assessment & Emergency Care

Head Wounds & Eye Injuries: Assessment & Emergency Care

Includes 15-day replay link and certificate of completion.

Meets 2021 WFME standards for distributed & distance learning in medical education

Head & eye injury assessment, first aid & evacuation in wilderness & other remote areas

Assessment Techniques

• Physical examination of open and closed head wounds
• Assessment of eye injuries including bleeding, laceration & punctures
• Common myths and misconceptions

Improvised Emergency Treatment & First Aid

• High-velocity head injuries
• Blunt-force head injuries
• Skull fracture
• Concussion
• Hemorrhages
• Epidural hematoma
• Snow blindness
• Hyphema & other eye bleeds
• Foreign objects in the eye
• Puncture injuries of the eye
• Severe eye lacerations
• Tips, tricks & gear recommendations

Making The Evacuation Decision

• Identification and evaluation of warning signs indicating serious or life-limiting head trauma
• How to stabilize head or eye injuries until definitive care is available