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This course combines video, audio, and digital components to review ventilator management for adult, mechanical ventilation and supraglottic airway devices for pediatric patients, and intubation of COVID-19 patients. Includes 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires 07/01/2023.
Module 1: Ventilator Management of Adult Patients in the Emergency Department + 2-part EMplify podcast audio review
There are a variety of ventilator options available to the emergency clinician, and decisions on choosing optimal settings will depend on the clinical circumstances. This module reviews the most appropriate ventilator settings for a variety of conditions in intubated adult patients presenting to the ED, and gives recommendations on monitoring the ventilated patient and making ventilator adjustments. An update on managing COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome is also included. This module also includes two episodes of the EMplify podcast for audio review.
CME Credits: 5
Module 2: Mechanical Ventilation of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
When pediatric patients require mechanical ventilation in the ED, the emergency clinician should be prepared to select initial ventilator settings and ensure ongoing oxygenation, ventilation, and hemodynamic stability. This module reviews indications for mechanical ventilation and offers recommendations for ventilator settings and dosing of analgesics, sedatives, and neuromuscular blockers, with a focus on patient populations in whom the approach to mechanical ventilation may be different.
CME Credits: 4
Module 3: Supraglottic Airway Devices for Pediatric Airway Management in the Emergency Department
Supraglottic airway devices provide an alternative to endotracheal intubation for pediatric airway management that is relatively easy to learn, with a high success rate. This module reviews the use of supraglottic airway devices in pediatric patients including common devices, indications and techniques for placement, and complications associated with their use. Includes a three-minute video demonstrating insertion of supraglottic airway devices.
CME Credits: 4
Module 4: Intubating a Patient With COVID-19
In this video presentation, Dr. Calvin Brown, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, discusses recommendations for safely intubating critically ill patients with COVID-19, with a focus on minimizing aerosolization and contamination and maximizing the success of the first intubation attempt.
Video length: 27 minutes
CME Credits: 0.5
Publication Date: December 9, 2020
CME Expiration Date: July 1, 2023
CME Accreditation: EB Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME. Credit Designation: EB Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Current Topics in Airway Management: Mechanical Ventilation, Supraglottic Airway Devices, and Intubating Patients With COVID-19 is eligible for 13.5 Category 2-A or 2-B credit hours by the American Osteopathic Association. The “Ventilator Management of Adult Patients in the Emergency Department” journal issue is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 4 hours of Category I credit. The “Mechanical Ventilation of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department” journal issue is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 4 hours of Category I credit, and has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for 4 AAP credits. The “Supraglottic Airway Devices for Pediatric Airway Management in the Emergency Department” journal issue is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 4 hours of Category I credit, and has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for 4 AAP credits.
Ventilator Management of Adult Patients in the Emergency Department:
Mechanical Ventilation of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department:
Supraglottic Airway Devices for Pediatric Airway Management in the Emergency Department: