Date of Original Release: November 1, 2020
Upon completion of this article, you should be able to:
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Describe the current recommendations for assessment and management of sport-related concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
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Utilize clinical decision tools to guide the diagnosis of concussive injuries
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Identify risk factors for prolonged recovery from concussion
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Describe the aftercare instructions that should be given to patients with concussion, including guidance for returning to work, school, and sport participation
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Identify the common patterns of injury that can occur in children with blunt abdominal trauma
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Perform an evidence-based diagnostic workup in children with blunt abdominal trauma
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Distinguish the management of specific abdominal organ injuries
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Discuss the indications for surgical consultation, admission, and discharge in children with blunt abdominal trauma
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Use the FAST and E-FAST examinations to assess pediatric patients with abdominal or chest trauma for conditions such as free fluid, pneumothorax, and hemothorax
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Demonstrate diagnostic ultrasound techniques utilized to assess cardiac conditions, such as pericardial effusion, tamponade, and cardiac arrest, and assess left ventricular ejection fraction
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Utilize diagnostic ultrasound to assess for other pediatric conditions, including skull fractures, forearm fractures, and testicular torsion
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Credit Designation: EB Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOA Accreditation: Current Topics in Pediatric Trauma Care is eligible for 12 Category 2-A or 2-B credit hours per issue by the American Osteopathic Association.
Specialty CME: Included as part of the 12 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 12 Trauma CME credits.
Needs Assessment: The need for this educational activity was determined by a survey of medical staff, including the editorial board of this publication; review of morbidity and mortality data from the CDC, AHA, NCHS, and ACEP; and evaluation of prior activities for emergency physicians.
Target Audience: This enduring material is designed for emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and residents.
Goals: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) demonstrate medical decision-making based on the strongest clinical evidence; (2) cost-effectively diagnose and treat the most critical presentations; and (3) describe the most common medicolegal pitfalls for each topic covered.
Discussion of Investigational Information: As part of the journal, faculty may be presenting investigational information about pharmaceutical products that is outside Food and Drug Administration–approved labeling. Information presented as part of this activity is intended solely as continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of any pharmaceutical product.
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