Trauma Response Plan for Remote Workers

Class available at client site only or client-held class at NATEC. Call for pricing.

Who This Course is For

• Employees who work in remote areas where emergency medical response is not available in a timely manner
• Designed for hands-on, small-group delivery — recommended maximum 10 students per class
• Recommended refresher frequency: every 2 years
• Pre-requisite: First Aid/CPR/AED trained and current

Course Overview

This course prepares remote-area field crews to respond to medical emergencies before EMS or paramedic assistance can arrive. It combines a review of the client’s own first aid and trauma response procedures with hands-on skills practice using the trauma kit go-bag. Content includes:

• Review of the client’s procedures for first aid and trauma response
• Accurate, timely communication as a top priority during an emergency
• Evaluation and care of an injured worker: assessment and action
• Principles of emergency care
• Response plan development and recommended actions during an injury incident
• Hands-on activities using the supplies in the trauma kit go-bag
• Plan execution and training protocols (drills) for real-life medical emergency scenarios
• Tabletop and functional exercises, including role-play and use of trauma kit supplies

Note: Sections referencing communication, transportation, or procedural steps are built around the client’s own SOPs (e.g., the client’s burn procedure, dispatch/communication protocol, and field transport procedure) and should be customized per client before delivery.

TRAINING AGENDA — One-Day Course

Welcome, Safety Exit Procedures & Introductions

• Safety exit procedures and facility orientation
• Instructor and class introductions
• Course objectives

Exercise: Trauma Kit Go-Bag Familiarization

• Small-group inventory and discussion of Go-Bag / Trauma Kit contents
• Each group selects and presents five items: use, limitations, and who on the crew would use them

Module 1 – Communications: Key Principles

• Importance of clear, concise, timely communication in medical emergencies
• Protocols, role assignment, and communication devices (radios, mobile, backup methods)
• Guiding principles: one designated lead directs and confirms status throughout the response

Module 2 – Client Emergency Communication SOP

• Review of the client’s emergency communication SOP (e.g., burn procedure or equivalent) and required communication sequence
• Initial emergency communications: contacting the client’s dispatch/control center, alternate contacts, 911 use
• Remote work area communications and required information (declaration, location, injury type, assistance needed)
• Client Emergency Communication Flow overview

Practical Exercise: Emergency Communication Scenarios

Groups role-play a simulated emergency call to the client’s dispatch/control center using one of several scenario handouts.

Module 3 – On-Site Evaluation & Care

• Sequence of medical evaluation: CPR, mechanical injury, burns
• Cardiopulmonary status and CAUTION: fall-from-height / suspected spinal injury
• Mechanical injuries: high-voltage muscle contractions, fractures, head injury assessment
• Recognizing and treating shock; ongoing monitoring

Practical Exercise: CPR & AED Refresher

Groups of 4 practice 30:2 compressions and AED use on mannequins (refresher only; all students must be current First Aid/CPR/AED trained).

Module 4 – Choose One Option

Select the option that best fits the class — both lead into the same Burn Victim practical exercise.

Option 1: Thermal / Electrical Burns

• Burn severity (1st, 2nd, 3rd degree) and the Rule of 9’s
• Initial evaluation and thermal burn care for <35% and >35% body surface area
• Electrical burns: recognizing entrance/exit wounds and immediate field care (condensed overview— key recognition points only)

Practical Exercise: Burn Victim Scenario

Groups of 4 assess and treat a simulated burn using only trauma kit go-bag equipment, then communicate the incident per the client’s SOP. Burn Victim Rubric completed and turned in.

Option 2: Wildlife Hazard Awareness w/overview of burn care

• Overview of burn victim care: recognizing burn severity and the basics of initial response (brief overview only)
• Wildlife Hazard Awareness for remote work areas: recognizing and avoiding encounters with coyotes, mountain lions, and other wildlife; general precautions and when to report a sighting

Practical Exercise: Burn Victim Scenario

Groups of 4 assess and treat a simulated burn using only trauma kit go-bag equipment, then communicate the incident per the client’s SOP. Burn Victim Rubric completed and turned in.

Module 5.1 – Heat Illness: Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke

• Recognizing heat exhaustion; Cal/OSHA-aligned and client response expectations
• Cooling measures, hydration considerations, and monitoring for improvement
• Heat stroke recognition and immediate care (AHA guidelines): rapid cooling and transport

Module 5.2 – Cold Exposure & Altitude Illness

• Hypothermia: early vs. late signs and immediate care
• Frostbite recognition and first aid
• Acute Mountain Sickness, HAPE, and HACE: recognition and the role of descent

Module 5.3 – Impaled Objects & Amputation

• Impaled object priorities: do not remove, stabilize, control bleeding around the object
• Traumatic amputation: bleeding control, tourniquet use, and care of the severed part
• Trauma kit equipment demonstration: tactical and SWAT-T tourniquets, SAM splint

Hands-On Exercises: Impaled Object Response, Splint Use & Tourniquet Use

Rotating small-group stations practice impaled-object stabilization, SAM splint application, and tourniquet placement using training props.

Module 5.4 – Insect Stings & Snakebites

• Local reaction care and recognizing anaphylaxis
• Epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) use
• Snakebite recognition, immediate first aid, and critical do-nots

Hands-On Exercise: EpiPen Trainer Response

Groups of 4 respond to a bee/wasp sting anaphylaxis scenario: stinger removal, EpiPen Trainer use, and emergency call.

Module 5.5 – Suspension Trauma

• Rescue planning for workers at heights; how suspension trauma occurs
• Signs and symptoms; immediate response and rescue deployment
• Post-rescue care: avoiding sudden horizontal or upright positioning; the “W” position

Hands-On Exercise: The “W” Position

Groups assess a simulated suspension trauma victim and place them correctly in the W position while contacting emergency dispatch.

Module 6 – Transportation When Paramedic Services Are Unavailable

• Client field crew procedure for victim transport when EMS is not available
• Maintaining CPR, spinal precautions, and in-route monitoring during transport

Module 7 – Stokes Rescue Device

• Loading the patient: spinal stabilization, positioning, and securing straps
• Unloading the patient: sequence and team coordination

Hands-On Exercise: Stokes Rescue (Class Exercise)

Instructor-guided demonstration followed by student-assisted loading, carrying, and unloading of a simulated injured worker.

Final Integrated Scenarios

• Groups of 4 assigned an integrated trauma scenario from the final scenario handout
• Team Leader assigns Communications Lead and Primary Medical Responder roles
• Full scene assessment, evaluation, and care using trauma kit go-bag supplies only; rubric completed and turned in

Final Exam & Course Closing

• Final written exam
• Course wrap-up and questions