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2-Day Emergency Nursing Boot Camp by Sean G. Smith

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Critical Interventions & Actions for:

  • Trauma’s Lethal Triad
  • Penetrating Chest Traumas
  • SIRS & Sepsis
  • Burn Trauma
  • Toxicology Challenges
  • Cardiovascular & Neuro Emergencies

You have the daunting challenge of recognizing subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can lead serious complications or even death. Are you sure you have the knowledge and skills you need to handle these difficult situations?

Working in the rapidly-changing emergency department and caring for the most complex patients means you have to be able to recognize these changes and respond appropriately. You’re dealing with life-threatening conditions and you need to be up to date on the most current and cutting-edge strategies. During this comprehensive program you will gain the skills you need to manage any situation. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Sean G. Smith, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, C-NPT, CCRN, CMC, CEN, CFRN, FP-C, CPEN, will challenge you to take your knowledge to the next level!

OUTLINE – DAY ONE

Trauma’s Lethal Triad: Hypothermia, Acidosis & Coagulopathy Hypothermia

  • Correct Classification of the Trauma Patient
  • Contributing Risk Factors
  • Volume Resuscitation
    • Why, When & How to Use IV Fluids

Acidosis

  • What is Happening & Why?
  • Panic Values & Lethal Levels
  • Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
    • Left & Right Curves
    • Why it Matters

Coagulopathies

  • Understanding a Very Complex Process
  • Effect on Body Systems
  • When it Goes Wrong
  • DIC: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
    • Understanding the Lab Values
      • CBC, Platelets, PT, PTT, D-dimer, Fibrin
    • Hemorrhagic Shock
      • Permissive Hypotension
    • Damage Control Resuscitation

Putting it All Together

  • Simple Steps that SAVE Lives
  • Management & Treatment Options

Burn Trauma

  • Critical Assessments during the Primary Survey
  • Key Components of the Secondary Survey
  • Fluid Resuscitation Formulas
  • American Burn Association Evaluation Criteria
  • Treatment Strategies for Chemical, Electrical & Thermal Burns
  • ‘Never Miss’ Clues for Identifying Inhalation Injuries

The Septic Patient

  • SIRS: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome & SEPSIS
  • Inflammatory Response: A Good Thing
  • SIRS: Too Much of a Good Thing
  • Sepsis & Severe Sepsis: Too Much of a Good Thing Comes to a Bad End
  • Patient Presentations along the Continuum
    • Sepsis Surveillance
    • Emergent Interventions: Time is Tissue