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1. Discuss the trauma care delivery system including your facility’s and profession’s role in that system.
2. Articulate mechanisms of injury and specific implications for therapy.
3. Identify incidence and prevalence of traumatic injury and death including important patient factors.
4. Compare operative and non-operative management of injuries.
5. Review case studies on acute rehab strategies for upper extremity injuries.
6. Apply acute treatments for various upper and lower extremity injuries in lab session.
7. Review various combinations of injuries and implications for treatment and co-treatment.
8. Explain complications and how to prevent and to anticipate how to intervene.
9. Determine therapy role in discharge planning and considerations for discharge destination/follow-up services.
10. Describe the role of standardized and non-standardized assessments for planning of interventions and communication to other providers.
11. Identify available resources and appropriate assessment in acute care.
12. Review case studies determining when to co-treat patients with other professions.

OVERVIEW OF TRAUMA CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

• Trauma care centers
• Triaging algorithms

INCIDENCE AND PREVALANCE OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES

• Who gets hurt? How and why?
  • Importance of what demographic information can tell us and how it can affect therapy
• How do client factors influence our decisions?

MECHANISMS OF INJURY

• What does it tell us?
• High vs. low impact injuries

EVALUATION: WHO DOES WHAT?

• By trauma surgeon
• By consultants
• By therapists
• Case Studies

COMPLICATIONS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER AND STEPS ON HOW TO HANDLE THEM

• Sepsis
• Drug and alcohol use
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pain
  • Acute pain vs. acute on chronic pain
  • Multi-modal approaches

SPECIFIC INJURIES AND ACUTE STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT – CASE STUDIES AND LAB
FRACTURE MANAGEMENT

• Operative and non-operative treatments
• Indications for various treatments

UPPER EXTREMITY INJURIES

• Wrist/hand
• Elbow, splinting considerations
• Shoulder – diagnosis, provocative tests

HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION

• Elbow trauma
• Burns
• TBI

HEAD INJURIES

• Facial fractures, Le Fort taxonomy
• TBIs
• Is it a brain injury?
• ETOH withdrawal
• Delirium
• Underlying dementia

TRUNK/AXIAL SKELETON INJURIES

• Rib fractures
• Spinal fractures
• Pelvic fractures

LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES

• Schatzker taxonomy
• Weber taxonomy
• Transfers and ambulation
• Weight bearing
• Amputations
• Splinting/orthotics/special cases

BURNS AND GUNSHOT WOUNDS

• Positioning, splinting
• Improve range of motion
• Precautions
• Fractures
• Soft tissue and vascular injuries

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: THERAPY EVALUATION AND TREATMENT

• Where do I start?
• Standardized assessment in the acute setting
  • Balance/mobility
  • ADL
  • Functional cognition
• When do I co-treat?
• Caregiver training on c-collars, CTOs, TLOs and more
• Better billing and documentation under the new CMS guidelines
• Discharge planning and return to work recommendations
• How to dramatically reduce readmission
• Case Studies

Steven Rankin, OT/L, has more than 20 years of experience as an acute care occupational therapist in an academic medical center, level 1 trauma and regional burn center, with a primary focus on trauma care. He left a career in the construction industry due to injury, which has provided him with a unique insight as a patient.

After many years of seeing continuing education available in specific content areas but not finding a comprehensive trauma course, he decided to create one himself. He has since trained physical and occupational therapy staff, speech-language pathologists, nurse practitioners, and medical doctors in the treatment of traumatic injuries. Mr. Rankin is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in acute care. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Steve Rankin receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Steve Rankin has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $29.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 10/30/2022
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 12.6 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants


Arizona Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants: CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Arizona OTs and OTAs. The Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (R4-43-203) confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to occupational therapy that are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.

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Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 12.5 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 CE credit hours.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 15.2 contact hours.

North Carolina Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education hours.

Pennsylvania Physical Therapists and Assistants: The Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes approval by all other state boards. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists.

Utah Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: This course is designed to meet the Utah DOPL Rule R156-24b-303b.2.c.iv - A commercial continuing education provider providing a course related to the practice of physical therapy. Please retain a copy of the advertising brochure and your certificate of completion to provide to your board should this be requested of you. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 12.5 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

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Physician Assistants

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 12.5 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapists Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants