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| September 29, 2010 | |
| 8:30 AM | Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P Children have many of the same diseases and conditions as adults, yet assessment and management principles differ in some areas and are similar in others. In this lecture, Scott will review the essential components of a rapid pediatric assessment and offer some "just-like-adult" treatment tips. Using real-life case studies, Scott also covers airway management techniques and adult vs. child fluids and medications. |
| 3:00 PM | Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P ALS Track In spite of what you might hear, children, like adults, do feel pain, anxiety and fear, and use of appropriate sedation is crucial for humane patient care. Scott reviews current sedation and pain management techniques, as well as the rationale for discarding some of the "way we've always done it" methods. Also covered will be conscious/procedural sedation; preparing for sedation; local pain management, beginning at triage; alternative routes of medication administration; and analgesics vs. sedatives vs. both. |
| 4:30 PM | Jason Dush, CCEMT-P, FP-C ALS Track Effective advanced airway management in patients remains controversial, with some studies suggesting that prehospital endotracheal intubation in general, and rapid sequence intubation in particular, may not be safe or effective. Other studies report the opposite, suggesting that RSI can be accomplished safely and effectively with low rates of complications. Join Jason as he explores the question: What exactly is the controversy all about? |
| 4:30 PM | Paul Pepe, MD, MPH, MACP, FCCM ALS Track Dr. Pepe looks at the detrimental hemodynamic effects of current ventilatory management protocols in hemorrhagic states and CPR and how his work and that of many others provides for a revolution in American trauma resuscitation and may explain bad outcomes in many cases of circulatory arrest, both traumatic and non-traumatic. He also shows how more recent work demonstrating improved brain tissue oxygenation during hemorrhagic shock challenges current thinking about the important role of carbon dioxide in resuscitation. |
| September 30, 2010 | |
| 8:00 AM | Jeff Beeson, DO, RN, LP, Ray Fowler, MD, FACEP ALS Track As EMS providers, we are frequently confronted with difficult clinical decisions. Patients often present with symptoms that require rapid thinking and, in many circumstances, the choice between treatments may be a difficult decision. This lecture will provide a path for critical decision-making in the setting of critically ill patients, focusing on situations when the correct action may not be immediately clear. |
| 9:30 AM | Mike Grill, MS, NREMT-P ALS Track Almost any EMS publication you read these days has an article addressing the controversy regarding the use of intubation in the prehospital setting. Is it fading away with the availability of quicker advanced airway alternatives and recent research demonstrating that the "golden airway standard" may not be all that golden? Join Mike for this look at a controversial issue so you won't be left in the dark when your medical director begins to question endotracheal intubation in your EMS system. |
| 11:00 AM | David Page, EMT-P; Daryl Doering, BA, NREMT-P; Paul Satterlee, MD ALS Track Back by popular demand, Dave, Daryl and Dr. Satterlee offer a hands-on, case-based presentation of challenging obstructed airways. Advanced techniques to clear the airway are discussed, along with pearls and pitfalls of surgical cricothyrotomies. |
| 3:00 PM | Jules Scadden, NREMT-P, PS ALS Track Survival rates for premature and technology-dependent babies have skyrocketed over the past 20 years, while the number of premature births has increased over that same period. Often, these children with special cardiac conditions are cared for at home by young, inexperienced parents for months before they undergo corrective surgery or their conditions improve. This presentation addresses four conditions that cause cyanosis at birth, assessment challenges and management techniques for prehospital and emergency care providers. |
| 4:30 PM | Michael Gooch, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CFRN, CEN, EMT-P ALS Track Use of therapeutic hypothermia dates back many centuries. In modern times, it has been used mainly to manage brain injury patients, but there has been an increase in research and TH utilization in recent years. In this presentation, Michael will review current uses, methods and indications for therapeutic hypothermia, as well as indications and utilization during transport. |
| October 1, 2010 | |
| 8:00 AM | Norm Rooker, NREMT-P ALS Track Join Norm for an overview of crush injuries, including the pathology, physiology, and how to tell the difference between compartment syndrome and crush syndrome. Learn why crush syndrome is sometimes called "smiling death" and how to head it off at the pass with a set of model treatment protocols, along with the rationale and case histories to back them up. |
| 9:30 AM | Ray Fowler, MD, FACEP ALS Track Waveform capnography is one of the most critical areas of understanding facing EMS professionals today. All EMS providers who evaluate critically ill or potentially critically ill patients must thoroughly understand the physiology of carbon dioxide transport and management in the body. Join Dr. Fowler to learn all about carbon dioxide: production and transport by the body, measurement in the airway, conditions in which carbon dioxide levels become altered, advanced airway management using waveform capnography, and more. |
| 2:00 PM | Steve Whitehead, NREMT-P ALS Track Steve describes the current state of the Sepsis Alert program being used in Denver and helps prehospital caregivers understand the critical role they play in early identification of sepsis patients. He'll also highlight dramatic improvements in patient outcomes that can be realized with early goal-directed therapy, and explain the sepsis process, with a focus on early identification and guidelines for early treatment in the field. |
