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Instructional Level: Intermediate

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Andrea Rodgers, PT, DPT

Handling Medical Emergencies in the Workplace

Handling Medical Emergencies in the Workplace

6 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$96

Description:

Physical therapists may not be adequately prepared to handle medical emergencies that can occur in the workplace. This course is designed to provide rehabilitation and other healthcare providers with an increased understanding of how to manage medical emergencies at work. It will provide participants with an appreciation of cardiovascular emergencies, strokes, choking and respiratory emergencies, syncope, seizures, diabetic emergencies, head injuries resulting from falls, anaphylaxis, opioid crisis, life-threatening bleeding, shock, and behavioral/psychiatric emergencies and will provide strategies for how to assess and manage these medical emergencies until trained EMS personnel arrive. Emphasis is placed on current evidence-based best practice interventions related to pre-hospital emergency care.  

Full Course Description
Physical therapists may not be adequately prepared to handle medical emergencies that can occur in the workplace. This course is designed to provide rehabilitation and other healthcare providers with an increased understanding of how to manage medical emergencies at work. It will provide participants with an appreciation of cardiovascular emergencies, strokes, choking and respiratory emergencies, syncope, seizures, diabetic emergencies, head injuries resulting from falls, anaphylaxis, opioid crisis, life-threatening bleeding, shock, and behavioral/psychiatric emergencies and will...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course contains knowledge on how to identify and manage common workplace medical emergencies. 

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify the 6 “W’s” that can be used as a guideline for calling 911 
  • Differentiate between four different types of common electrical abnormalities of her heart 
  • Recognize two signs and symptoms of heart failure 
  • Identify the warning signs of a stroke 
  • Identify at least five signs and symptoms of severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic) emergencies 
  • Identify the steps for administration of epinephrine by autoinjector 
  • Delineate how the American Heart Association defines a hypertensive crisis 
  • Identify at least five signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. 
  • Identify appropriate prehospital treatment for victims of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic diabetic emergencies 
  • Identify appropriate prehospital treatment for syncope 
  • Identify at least three signs and symptoms of seizures 
  • State at least four signs and symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage  

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course contains knowledge on how to identify and manage common workplace medical emergencies. 

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify the 6 “W’s” that can be used as a guideline for calling 911 
  • Differentiate between four different types of common electrical abnormalities of her heart 
  • Recognize two signs and symptoms of heart failure 
  • Identify the warning signs of a stroke 
  • Identify at least five signs and symptoms of severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic) emergencies 
  • Identify the steps for administration of epinephrine by autoinjector 
  • Delineate how the American Heart Association defines a hypertensive crisis 
  • Identify at least five signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. 
  • Identify appropriate prehospital treatment for victims of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic diabetic emergencies 
  • Identify appropriate prehospital treatment for syncope 
  • Identify at least three signs and symptoms of seizures 
  • State at least four signs and symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage  

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" courses are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: PhysicalTherapist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – ​​​​​​​​​Andrea Rodgers, PT, DPT is employed and receives a salary. She received payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course. 

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" courses are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: PhysicalTherapist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – ​​​​​​​​​Andrea Rodgers, PT, DPT is employed and receives a salary. She received payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course. 

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.