Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 2)

Emergency medicine and critical care

Video course

by Siamak Moayedi, MD

Learn various procedures used in emergency medicine with this course. These procedures will help you diagnose and treat common infections, injuries, and other problems such as joint infections, dislocations, soft tissue abscesses, and priapism. You’ll also cover the ultimate airway rescue procedure—the cricothyrotomy. This masterclass is a companion to the Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 1).

1h 35m

6 Quizzes

3 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Prepare and perform joint aspiration of the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, and wrist
Diagnose and reduce an anterior shoulder dislocation without the need of sedative medications
Diagnose and reduce jaw dislocations, prosthetic hip dislocations, and nursemaid's elbow
Drain various types of soft tissue abscesses including paronychia and Bartholin’s gland abscess
Master the loop abscess drainage technique
Diagnose and treat peritonsillar abscess
Diagnose and treat priapism with medication and intracorporeal injection
Successfully perform a cricothyrotomy

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Chapter 1

Arthrocentesis

In this chapter, you’ll learn about the indications and tools for arthrocentesis, labs to check, and how to perform the procedure in the knee, ankle, wrist, shoulder, and elbow.

8 lessons

14m

Arthrocentesis intro

Recognizing the indications

Identifying the tools

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Chapter 2

Anterior shoulder reduction

Here, you’ll learn how to diagnose a shoulder dislocation, reduce the shoulder using various techniques, and how to care for it after reduction.

8 lessons

18m

Anterior shoulder reduction intro

Diagnosing a shoulder dislocation

Reducing a shoulder with the Cunningham technique

Reducing a shoulder with external rotation

Reducing a shoulder with scapular manipulation

Reducing a shoulder with the FARES technique

Self-reducing a shoulder with the Davos technique

Taking care of the reduced shoulder

Anterior shoulder reduction quiz

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Chapter 3

Reductions of other joints

In this chapter, you’ll learn about the anatomy of the jaw, prosthetic hip, and elbow, as well as how to manage dislocations in each of these joints.

6 lessons

13m

Reductions of other joints intro

Diagnosing a jaw dislocation

Reducing a dislocated jaw

Recognizing a prosthetic hip dislocation

Treating a prosthetic hip dislocation

Diagnosing and treating a nursemaid's elbow

Reductions of other joints quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 4

Abscess drainage

This chapter covers the diagnosis and treatment of small, large, peritonsillar, and Bartholin’s abscesses, as well as patients presenting with paronychia.

8 lessons

29m

Abscess drainage intro

Draining a small skin abscess

Loop draining a large skin abscess

Diagnosing a peritonsillar abscess

Treating a peritonsillar abscess

Identifying a Bartholin abscess

Draining a Bartholin abscess

Treating a paronychia

Abscess drainage quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 5

Priapism management

Here, we’ll cover various causes of priapism as well as the algorithm, tools, and medications used to treat it. You’ll also learn how to perform a corpus cavernosum injection.

4 lessons

12m

Priapism management intro

Diagnosing priapism

Identifying the tools and treatment approach

Treating priapism

Priapism management quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 6

Cricothyrotomy

In this chapter, we’ll cover the indications for a cricothyrotomy procedure. You’ll learn how to perform the procedure and view it being conducted on a human cadaver.

6 lessons

12m

Cricothyrotomy intro

Recognizing the indications

Identifying the tools

Performing the procedure

Putting it all together

Cricothyrotomy quiz

Quiz

Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 2) outro

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Teachers of this course

Siamak Moayedi, MD

Professor and Director of Medical Student Education, University of Maryland and Course Director, Essential and Critical Procedures, Emergency Medicine.

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Nora Drenaline

Emergency medicine and critical care

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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Arthrocentesis

Anterior shoulder reduction

Reductions of other joints

Abscess drainage

Priapism management

Cricothyrotomy

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners