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EMS professionals are part of a continuum of trauma care, which includes:
- 9-1-1 dispatch
- Emergency professionals from ambulance and aeromedical services
- Associate hospitals
- Designated trauma centers
The entire system must work together to ensure the best care to every trauma patient.
Trauma Education for EMS Professionals
Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Services offers a variety of educational programs for EMS professionals.“EMS Nights Out” are held on a bi-annual basis, providing innovative trauma topics for EMS professionals seeking more education in the trauma field. These presentations are open to all Commonwealth of Virginia prehospital providers. Registration required. (1.0 Category Hour and Dinner offered)
The next EMS Night Out will be:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Silver Building/Moss Clinic Auditorium
The program is free of charge for all EMS providers.
To register, email Sue Connors at
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Trauma Outreach for EMS
We offer several onsite educational programs for the EMS Community, most with accompanying category hours. All programs can be presented at your own squad buildings or training centers and are free of charge. Topics include (others are also available):
- Initial assessment and management of trauma patients
- Critical case reviews
- Trauma prevention
- Traumatic brain injury
- Chest and abdominal injuries
- Orthopaedic injuries
- Airway management
- Mechanisms of injury
- Communication & Collaboration
Program Length: Thirty minutes to 2 hours.
Requirements: A minimum of 10 people present. Small groups are encouraged to invite neighboring EMS agencies.
Please contact us if you have a trauma related topic for which you would like a program developed.
(Link to Google Calendar)
For more information, to schedule a program, or to be added to an e-mail notification list of conference content, call Trauma Services at (540) 741-2855.
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