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CME Activity
Focus On: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Faculty
Sachin Patel, MD
Director of Quality
Department of Emergency Medicine
Community Hospital
Muster, Ind
Alan Kumar, MD
Chair and Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Community Hospital, Munster, Ind.
Clinical Instructor, University of Chicago Medical Center
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Accredited by
American College of Emergency Physicians
Course Description
Learning Objectives
After reading this Web-based article, the physician should be able to:
- Recognize and treat uncommon presentations of common pathology and common presentations of rare pathology so that physicians have exposure to these rare conditions.
- List the exclusion criteria for patients who might qualify for therapeutic hypothermia.
- Recognize the potential complications for patients who have been cooled.
- Understand the various devices used in therapeutic cooling and thier advantages and disadvantages.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.0 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2011-May-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2014-May-31 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | No |
| Cost: | $10 |
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