Date of Original Release: August 15, 2017. Date of most recent review: August 1, 2017. Termination date: August 15, 2020.

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 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA Accreditation: Each ED Clear module is eligible for up to 4.5 American Osteopathic Association Category 2A or 2B credit hours.

Specialty CME credits: Included as part of the 4.5 hours, this CME activity is eligible for 4.5 Risk Management credits, subject to your state and institutional requirements. Included as part of the 4.5 hours, this CME activity is eligible for 4.5 Trauma credits, subject to your state and institutional requirements. Included as part of the 4.5 hours, this CME activity is eligible for 1.5 Neurologic credits, subject to your state and institutional requirements.

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 ED presentations; and (3) describe the most common medicolegal pitfalls for each topic covered.

CME Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

1. Describe the basic pathophysiology of drowning.
2. Identify the goals of initial resuscitation and treatment of drowning patients.
3. Develop treatment and disposition plans based on symptoms, examination findings, and response to treatment.

Discussion of Investigational Information: As part of the activity, 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.

Faculty Disclosure: It is the policy of EB Medicine to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME-sponsored educational activities. All faculty participating in the planning or implementation of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict of interest that may arise from the relationship. In compliance with all ACCME Essentials, Standards, and Guidelines, all faculty for this CME activity were asked to complete a full disclosure statement. The information received is as follows: Dr. Bedolla, Dr. Schmidt, Dr. Sempsrott, Dr. Havryliuk, Dr. Semple-Hess, Dr. Shah, Dr. Damilini, Dr. Toscano, and their related parties report no significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in this educational presentation. Dr. Jagoda made the following disclosures of relevant financial interest with a potentially financially interested entity: Consultant, Daiichi Sankyo Inc; Consultant, Pfizer Inc; Consultant, Banyan Biomarkers Inc; Consulting fees, EB Medicine.