This course on Environmental Emergencies aims to help participants pass their emergency medicine exams by providing key information on topics such as drowning, diving injuries, altitude sickness, hypothermia, and heat stroke. The course teaches skills in recognizing and managing environmental emergencies, with a teaching method focused on repetition and immersion in the factual database of emergency medicine. The intended audience for this course includes medical professionals preparing for emergency medicine qualifying and ConCert™ examinations.
Environmental Emergencies - The National EM Board Review Course
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Overview
Syllabus
Environmental Emergencies
Drowning Definitions
Diving: Laws of Physics "Fizzyology"
SCUBA Diving Contraindications
Barotrauma from Diving
Nitrogen Narcosis
Type Il Decompression Sickness
Diving Injuries
Hyperbaric Chamber
Acute Mountain Sickness • Common with rapid ascent to B-10,000 feet
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (1)
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (2)
Accidental Hypothermia
Hypothermia Internal Rewarming Techniques
Frostbite
Non-freezing Cold Injuries (1)
Heat Stroke Types (2)
Heat Stroke Features (2)
Heat Stroke Treatment (2)
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education
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