Paramedics Course - Head Trauma - Australian Paramedical College

Paramedics Course - Head Trauma - Australian Paramedical College More Info: In today’s lecture we discuss head trauma. My name is Sam Willis and I’m the Senior Lecturer for the Australian Paramedical College. Now, head trauma can either be minor or major, and as a paramedic, you are going to see a lot of it. Now, think about the typical situations where you’re more likely to see head trauma that can be anything from somebody who’s been hit by a motor vehicle, somebody who’s come off of a motorbike, somebody who’s fallen from a height. Maybe it’s an elderly person that’s fallen and hasn’t been able to put their hands out in front of them to stop the fall. Maybe Friday, Saturday night somebody’s been involved in an assault. So, so many different possibilities when it comes to head trauma. Now, the good news is, not all of it is major, but the other side of that is that even the minor injuries actually can look major and y