Overview
This course aims to provide participants with essential information on environmental disorders encountered in emergency medicine practice. The learning outcomes include understanding altitude illness, hypothermia, heat illness, burns, electrical injuries, and bites/stings. The course teaches skills such as risk evaluation, vital signs assessment, and proper documentation. The teaching method emphasizes detailed clinical content, key documentation, and risk management concepts. The intended audience includes healthcare professionals practicing in emergency departments or urgent care centers.
Syllabus
Intro
Altitude Illness
Acute Mountain Sickness
Cerebral Edema
Hypothermia
Vital Signs
Rewarming
Frostbite
Heat Illness
Heat Spectrum
Heat Stroke
Types of Heat Stroke
Cooling
Burns
Deep Burns
Body Surface Area
Lung Router Chart
Electrical Injuries
Risk Factors
Evaluation
mammalian bites
rabies
bites stings
spider bites
rattlesnake bites
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education