Preparing for Session 1
| Global: | UNE myLearn |
| Site: | Rotation 1 2020 Simulated surgical experience |
| Book: | Preparing for Session 1 |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 7:13 AM |
Specific learning objectives
Students should:
- Understand the aetiology of traumatic brain injury
- Discuss the principles of primary and secondary brain injury
- Recognise the difference in presentation, clinically and on imaging, between the different intracranial haemorrhages
- Discuss acute management of a patient with an intracranial haemorrhage
Skills mastered
Students should:
- Demonstrate the skills of evaluating a patient’s GCS
- Demonstrate the skills of interpreting CT head
- Demonstrate the skills of interpreting a trauma series.
Guiding questions
To guide your preparation for this session, please ensure you have considered the following questions:
- What is important in the initial evaluation of a trauma patient?
- What are important differentials to consider for this patient?
- How would you initially manage this patient in a rural ED?