This course on High Risk Emergency Medicine focuses on the medical-legal issues in Emergency Medicine practice. Participants will learn critical components of history-taking, physical exams, and data collection for evaluation, treatment, and disposition. The course covers communication, documentation, medical-legal strategies, and EMTALA compliance. The teaching method includes case analysis, literature review, and discussions. The intended audience is emergency physicians and medical malpractice attorneys looking to enhance their risk management skills in the Emergency Department.
High Risk Geriatrics - The High Risk Emergency Medicine Course
The Center for Medical Education via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
High Risk
What we're going to talk about today
75F with Lleg pain after direct trauma
Tibial plateau fracture?
What's the problem here?
Older adults use NSAIDs; NSAIDs worsen renal function
M with abdominal pain
Appendicitis in the geriatric
Causes of abdominal pain in geriatric ED patients
(Not-so-) Fun facts about geriatric patients with abdominal pain
CT a/p changes our management a lot in geriatric ED patients
We might be too stingy with CT a/p in geriatric patients
Geriatric EM Take-home #2
Recalibrate your vital sign thresholds for geriatric trauma patients
52M pedestrian vs. auto
Geriatric patients are under- triaged in trauma
C-spine evaluation
Anticoagulation in head trauma
6-month mortality: a case for geriatric fracture programs
Watch the geriatric patient walk after a fall
F with fatigue and AMS
Sepsis in the geriatric patient
Take-home points about geriatric ED patients
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education
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