ABCs of Emergency Burn Management Course is organized by ContinuingEducation.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.

Course Originally Released on: Mar 06, 2013
Date of Most Recent Review: Oct 10, 2019
Course Termination/Update Date: Oct 10, 2022

Accreditation:
Physician Continuing Education Credit
OnCourse Learning assigns this enduring online CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians can acquire the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation during the session.
 
Physician Assistant Continuing Education Credit
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) acquires certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations authorised by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may earn a maximum of 1.0 hour of Category I credit for completing this program.

Summary:
This online CME course explains the initial treatment of a burn patient and methods to manage, assess, and provide the patient for assignment to a burn center following an ABCDE model (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure and examination).

Objectives:
The purpose of this continuing education program is to renew paramedics, physicians, and nurses expertise to care for patients with burns. After studying the information given here, you will be able to:
• Recognize the signs, symptoms, and treatments for an inhalation injury
• Explain relevant fluid resuscitation for a burn patient
• Note two differences between pediatric and adult burn patients

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.