Title: Emergency Medicine – Trauma: Facial Trauma; Brain and Spine Trauma; Trauma Case Studies
Faculty: Joel Kravitz, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.R.C.P.S.C., Ryan K. Lee, M.D., M.B.A., Michael A. Gibbs, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Original Release Date: July 1, 2018 Expiration Date: July 1, 2021
TOPIC 1: Facial Trauma.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Perform both a rapid screen and a thorough evaluation of the patient with facial trauma.
- Outline the challenges in securing an airway in the patient with facial trauma.
- Describe the indication for different imaging procedures for facial trauma.
- Manage injuries to the soft tissues of the face (lips, tongue, eyelids…).
TOPIC 2: Brain and Spine Trauma.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Identify appropriate indications for ordering an imaging study in the assessment of neurological trauma.
- Determine the best study to order when clinically indicated for neurological trauma.
- Assess the stability or instability of spine fractures.
TOPIC 3: Trauma Case Studies.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Specify and apply critical issues in the evaluation and management of the injured patient using a case-based format.
- Identify the essentials of early ED care for the trauma patient using a case-based approach.
- Discuss the “essentials” of the effective inter-facility trauma transfer.
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