CME Information
Date of Original Release: June 15, 2022. Date of most recent review: June 10, 2022. Termination date: June 15, 2025.
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
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Specialty CME: Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma 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; thorough review of current literature on the topic and practice gap assessment; 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) identify areas in practice that require modification to be consistent with current evidence in order to improve competence and performance; (2) develop strategies to accurately diagnose and treat both common and critical ED presentations; and (3) demonstrate informed medical decision-making based on the strongest clinical evidence.
CME Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) identify risk factors for pediatric drowning, caveats in the care of the pediatric patient, and factors affecting prognosis; (2) initiate appropriate management of the drowning patient, including initial resuscitation and diagnostic testing and monitoring; (3) utilize targeted rewarming strategies in the hypothermic drowning patient; and (4) determine appropriate disposition and follow-up for pediatric drowning patients.
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 activities. All faculty participating in the planning or implementation of a CME activity are expected to disclose to the participants any relevant financial relationships and to assist in mitigating the relationships. In compliance with all ACCME accreditation requirements and policies, all faculty for this CME activity were asked to complete a full disclosure statement. The in-formation received is as follows:
Update Contributors (June 2022): Dr. Janet Semple-Hess, author, Dr. Rachel Long, peer reviewer, and Dr. Lara Zibners, editor-in-chief, report no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Original Contributors (June 2014): Dr. Semple-Hess, Dr. Campwala, Dr. Quan, Dr. Waltzman, Dr. Vella, Dr. Wang, Dr. Damilini, and their related parties reported no relevant financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in this educational presentation.
Commercial Support: This supplement to
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice did not receive any commercial support.
Earning Credit: Read the PDF and complete the CME test online.
Hardware/Software Requirements: You will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access the online archived article and CME test.
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