Description

STRAUMA: Key Considerations for Effective Assessments and Timely Interventions

When every minute counts, distinguishing between stroke and traumatic brain injury can be a critical challenge for prehospital providers. This course explores the key differences and similarities in stroke and trauma presentations, emphasizing the importance of thorough patient histories, effective screening tools, and understanding how mechanisms of injury and comorbidities can influence assessment findings.

Participants will learn strategies for rapid recognition and timely interventions, including the role of advanced imaging such as CT scans in guiding patient care. Through evidence-based practices and real-world application, this session highlights the overlapping care pathways for stroke and trauma patients, helping providers make informed decisions that support improved patient outcomes.

Presenters: 

Nicole Brooks, BSN, RN; Stroke & Chest Pain Program Manager, Baylor Scott & White All Saints

Colyn Turnbow, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN; Trauma Program Manager, Baylor Scott & White All Saints

This presentation will occur in tandem with the 2026 NCTTRAC General Membership meeting. 

Event is In-Person Only. RN & EMS Continuing Education (CE) will be provided.

Registration is required to receive 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.

Approved for 1.0 Hour of continuing education, DSHS Program Approval # 600748 Content Area: Patient Assessment, Trauma.

Provider Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17433, for 1.0 Contact Hour.