Environmental Emergencies - The National EM Board Review Course

Dive into a comprehensive lecture on environmental emergencies in emergency medicine. Explore crucial topics including drowning, diving-related injuries, altitude sickness, hypothermia, frostbite, and heat stroke. Learn about the physics and physiology of SCUBA diving, contraindications, and various types of barotrauma. Understand the complexities of decompression sickness, hyperbaric chamber use, and the management of altitude-related illnesses. Discover effective techniques for treating hypothermia, including internal rewarming methods. Examine the different types of cold injuries and heat-related emergencies, their features, and appropriate treatment strategies. Gain essential knowledge to effectively diagnose and manage environmental emergencies in the emergency department setting.

Environmental Emergencies
Drowning Definitions
Diving: Laws of Physics "Fizzyology"
SCUBA Diving Contraindications
Barotrauma from Diving
Nitrogen Narcosis
Type Il Decompression Sickness
Diving Injuries
Hyperbaric Chamber
Acute Mountain Sickness • Common with rapid ascent to B-10,000 feet
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (1)
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (2)
Accidental Hypothermia
Hypothermia Internal Rewarming Techniques
Frostbite
Non-freezing Cold Injuries (1)
Heat Stroke Types (2)
Heat Stroke Features (2)
Heat Stroke Treatment (2)