Emergency Medicine (Oct 24 - 31, 2015)

Topics:

Diving Emergencies

1. Barotrauma
2. Decompression Sickness
3. Pharmacological and toxic effects of increased partial pressures of gases
4. Pulmonary Overpressure Accidents
5. Indications for hyperbaric treatments

Hyperthermia

1. Mechanisms of heat regulation
2. Management of heat emergencies

Hypothermia

1. Mechanisms of cold regulation
2. Managment of cold emergencies

Adult orthopedic emergencies

1. Open fractures
2. Neurovascular injuries
3. Dislocations
4. Septic Joints
5. Hand Emergencies

Pediatric Emergencies

1. Pediatric Trauma-non accidental injury
2. Pediatric Trauma-accidental injury
3. Pediatric head trauma and concussion
4. Big 7--Open Fracture, Compartment syndrome, vascular compromise, deteriorating neurologic compromise, acute dislocation major joint, femoral neck fracture, Open or septic joints

Back and Spinal Emergencies

1. Traumatic spinal emergencies
2. Medical spinal emergencies
3. Cauda equina syndrome
4. Indications for surgery

Expedition Emergencies

1. Patient care in the wilderness
2. How to build a personal medical kit
3. How to identify emergencies in the field

Lightning Emergencies

1. Identifying and and treating victims of lightning
2. Prevalence of lightning strikes
3. Pathophysiology of lighting injury