Pain management is an integral part of providing care in the emergency setting. Lower extremity pain from hip fractures, burns, and other trauma is a common presenting complaint. Unfortunately, pain management can be difficult due to medication side effects, patient preferences, and other patient characteristics that can make intravenous analgesia less desirable. Opioid medications can be associated with respiratory depression, hypotension, mental status changes, and vomiting. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can increase bleeding risk and exacerbate underlying gastrointestinal problems. Acetaminophen alone is often not sufficient for severe pain. Hip fractures, in particular, can cause considerable pain, and often occur in elderly adults with multiple comorbidities, which make analgesia even more challenging. This activity reviews the ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca block, its indications, and contraindications, and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the management of patients needing pain relief.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/42125
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adult Reconstruction, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Critical Care Medicine, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Anesthesia/Acute Pain, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, Vascular Surgery