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MBBS DegreeFaculty of Faculty of Medical, Health & Clinical SciencesMedicine & Surgery
SURG 402: Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Critical Care & Wound Healing (400 Level)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) principles, polytrauma resuscitation, chest/abdominal trauma, burns management, surgical ICU care, and surgical critical care.
Course Overview
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) principles, polytrauma resuscitation, chest/abdominal trauma, burns management, surgical ICU care, and surgical critical care. Curriculum Structure & Core Modules: • 1. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) &...
What You'll Learn
- Execute the ATLS ABCDE primary survey with rapid triage and life-saving interventions.
- Manage tension pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, cardiac tamponade, and flail chest.
- Perform Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and interpret findings in blunt abdominal injury.
- Calculate burn percentage using Lund-Browder charts and manage fluid resuscitation via Parkland formula.
- Implement massive transfusion protocols and monitor for coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis.
Requirements
- SURG 401 credit
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree framework in Nigeria.
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1. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Immediate Resuscitation: Structural Principles & Pathophysiological Derangements
SURG 402 • 400L • Surgery • Chapter 1 • Lecture 1 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Immediate Resuscitation: Structural Principles, Functional Architecture & Pathophysiological Derangements Curriculum Reference: SURG 402: Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Critical Care & Wound Healing (400 Level) • Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Critical Ca...
2. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Immediate Resuscitation: Clinical Semiology, Differential Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Management
SURG 402 • 400L • Surgery • Chapter 1 • Lecture 2 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Immediate Resuscitation: Clinical Semiology, Differential Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Bedside Management Curriculum Reference: SURG 402: Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Critical Care & Wound Healing (400 Level) • MDCN Professional MBBS Exam / UK GMC MLA...
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3. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) System: Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Immediate Resuscitation: Formative Clinical Case Assessment
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8 Chapters
16 Lectures
1 week
Skill Level intermediate
Taught in English
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