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Trauma Challenges CME DVD |
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by Michael A. Gibbs, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. - Tufts University School of Medicine; Professor of Emergency Medicine; Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center; Immediate Past President, Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Portland, ME; and Joel Kravitz, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.R.C.P.S.C. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Attending Physician, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia and Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ. |
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OVERALL OBJECTIVES: The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC
| | TOPIC 1 | Airway Rescue Strategies - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Describe a general approach to the patient with a difficult airway.
| | 2. | | Discuss contemporary airway rescue techniques.
| | 3. | | Present an algorithm for management of the failed airway.
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| | TOPIC 2 | Trauma Case Studies - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Identify critical issues in the evaluation and management of the injured patient using a case-based format.
| | 2. | | Describe the management imperatives of:
| a. | Spinal trauma
| | b. | Blunt chest trauma
| | c. | Blunt abdominal trauma
| | d. | Pelvic trauma
| | e. | Genitourinary trauma
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| | 3. | | Discuss common pitfalls in the evaluation of the injured patient.
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| | TOPIC 3 | Wrist and Hand Injuries - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Review of the anatomy of the wrist and hand, with attention to surface anatomy and how it correlates to injury patterns.
| | 2. | | Review the common pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment of hand and wrist injuries. This will be a case-based approach utilizing an Audience Response System.
| | 3. | | Review hand injuries that should not be missed and/or require orthopedic follow-up.
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| | TOPIC 4 | Mastering Local and Regional Anesthesia - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Describe the pharmacology of local anesthetics.
| | 2. | | Discuss recent controversies in local anesthetic techniques.
| | 3. | | Review regional anesthetic techniques appropriate for the ED.
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| | TOPIC 5 | Essentials of Trauma Imaging - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Identify which patients need imaging following trauma.
| | 2. | | List which imaging studies are most effective in diagnosing injury.
| | 3. | | Demonstrate how the clinician should approach image interpretation.
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| | TOPIC 6 | Facial Trauma - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Perform both a rapid screen and a thorough evaluation of the patient with facial trauma.
| | 2. | | Outline the challenges in securing an airway in the patient with facial trauma.
| | 3. | | Describe the indication for different imaging procedures for facial trauma.
| | 4. | | Manage injuries to the soft tissues of the face (lips, tongue, eyelids…).
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| | TOPIC 7 | Pitfalls in Orthopedics - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Outline high-risk scenarios in emergency orthopedics.
| | 2. | | Discuss severe true orthopedic emergencies.
| | 3. | | Review commonly missed/mis-managed orthopedic conditions, using a case-based approach.
| | 4. | | Discuss the causes, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of compartment syndrome.
| | 5. | | Review the approach to the patient with penetrating extremity trauma.
| | 6. | | Discuss the indications for vascular assessment in knee dislocations.
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