NOTE: This activity is available only as part of a paid subscription series; it is not available for purchase as a single, stand-alone activity.
The goal of this program is to improve management of altitude sickness, treatment of hypothermia, and management of frost bite. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:
1. Recognize the common symptoms associated with high-altitude cerebral edema.
2. Cite risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema.
3. Differentiate among mild, moderate, and severe hypothermia.
4. Explain rewarming strategies in patients with hypothermia.
5. List criteria for administration of tissue plasminogen activator in frostbite.
- Provider:Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc.
- Activity Link: https://www.audio-digest.org/Specialties/Emergency-Medicine
- Start Date: 2022-09-21 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-09-21 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all