If you attended the entire “Burn Trauma: Prehospital and Emergency Center Care of the Burn Patient” held on September 17, 2020 via Zoom, please email the screen name you used on Zoom and your full name for your course evaluation. You do not have to sign up for an account (unless you want too!).
We’ll confirm you were logged in and send you a course evaluation. Once the course evaluation has been completed, you will have access to your continuing education certificate. Thank you!
Email Kim.Pelletier@umchealthsystem.com
That piece of cheesecake isn’t going to instantly give you the “suga’ diabetes”, but learn what does contribute to this condition including those factors completely out of our control. The pathophysiology is kind of heavy in this course, but you’ll understand the condition well beyond a glucometer reading. As always, please learn from this CE but always follow your local protocol for treatment guidelines. Click “more” below to download the education and see what this course is worth for your recertification needs.
Left sided heart failure, right sided, congestive heart failure, advanced heart failure, systolic, diastolic… and don’t forget what the kidneys do to make things worse! Whew! No wonder heart failure can be a dreaded topic for EMS. However, we’re offering a CE to help clarify the confusion and dig deep into the what’s and why’s of the heart failure patient, their medications, and how we can optimize their care in the prehospital setting. Click on the “more” link below to expand the page and find the link for the educational material.
There are many causes for altered mental status and just as many causes of seizures… some related, some not. This CE explores both and goes in depth in the role of the GABA and glutamate receptors. They are not only the major receptors involved in regulating neural activity, but we target GABA receptors with our prehospital medications. The education also takes a look at the common benzodiazepines used to control most seizures, and why delays to treatment can cause harm. Click on the “more” link below to access the educational pdf and more.
Fentanyl and morphine… the meat n’ potatoes of a paramedic’s analgesia toolbox. But, how well do you understand how these drugs work in the body? Why does fentanyl kick in quicker, but doesn’t last as long as morphine? How do you manage unusual situations, such as a patient with cancer taking more milligrams of morphine each day than you carry in the box? Can you help her through the breakthrough pain? And what’s this methadone stuff? Click on the “more” link below to find the link to the pdf education, learn, and earn some CE in the process — hint: NREMT recerts using the 2016 curricula… you need the Toxicological Emergencies credit, don’t ya?
An ambulance crash should be on no one’s bucket list, but they still happen far too often in our profession. This education explores the facts, the “8 minute response” rule, and what we can do to prevent the unnecessary injury and death. The CE can be used towards your NREMT Operations: Ambulance Safety core needs. Although it takes a peek at UMC EMS’ policies on ambulance safety, keep in your own agency’s policies and culture of safety in the back of your mind. Your ideas can prevent the next injury or death. Click on the “more” link below to find the education link and other important information.
Transporting kiddos in the ambulance – really, how hard can it be? Just have mom hold the little one as you bounce down the road and… 