Rural EM Podcast CME series
A maximum of 0.5 AMA Category 1 Credits™ are available for participating and completing this activity. The CME Provider is through the Delta County Memorial Hospital CME committee.
To receive these credits, the participant must listen to and study the materials herein and take the included quiz. In addition, the participant must complete the evaluation for the activity.
Medium
This podcast is an enduring material available on the website www.ruralem.org. By downloading the material, the participant agrees to listen to the entire episode prior to claiming CME credit.
Dates
This CME activity was originally published on April 12, 2019, and CME credit for this activity will be available for 2 years.
Target audience
This podcast is targeted specifically for the emergency medicine providers that work in a rural area or small community, including but not limited to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other persons interested in rural emergency medicine.
Participant Evaluation
As above, the participant will be required to take a quiz after completion of the activity.
Learning Objectives
1) Discuss the symptoms of orbital compartment syndrome
2) Discuss the importance of diagnosing orbital compartment syndrome
3) Discuss how to perform a lateral canthotomy
Estimated time to complete activity
0.5 hour
Principal Faculty
Carl Richards, MD
Treve Henwood, DO
Shad Saunders, MD
Financial Disclosures
None. Neither us nor any member of our immediate families has a financial relationship or interest with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients.