Management of Pediatric Trauma
Air MethodsSeven-year-old Ethan and his friend Jake were playing unsupervised at Jake’s house when they discovered a 9mm handgun in an unlocked nightstand drawer. Curious and unaware of the danger, they handled the firearm, and in a tragic moment, it discharged, striking Ethan in the right temple. The gunshot sent Jake...
Seven-year-old Ethan and his friend Jake were playing unsupervised at Jake’s house when they discovered a 9mm handgun in an unlocked nightstand drawer. Curious and...
Management of Infant Hyponatremia
Air MethodsThis scenario involves the assessment and management of infant hyponatremia and hypoglycemia in a 5-day-old male. Learners are dispatched to a small community ER to transport the patient, Davy Humphrey, who presents with lethargy and irritability. Report and dialogue with the Mother reveal that the Mother has been diluting and...
This scenario involves the assessment and management of infant hyponatremia and hypoglycemia in a 5-day-old male. Learners are dispatched to a small community ER to...
Pediatric Asthma Requiring Airway in a Rural ED
Air MethodsA 5-year-old male with a history of asthma presents to a small community hospital ED with three days of worsening shortness of breath that requires transfer to a pediatric capable facility. Learners must recognize severe asthma and initiate usual asthma treatment, but the child does not respond to these basic...
A 5-year-old male with a history of asthma presents to a small community hospital ED with three days of worsening shortness of breath that requires...
Shoulder Dystocia in a Rural ED
Air MethodsThis scenario leads learners through an encounter with a patient in active labor. As the case progresses, learners must recognize that the patient is experiencing shoulder dystocia and is in active labor/imminent delivery. Following successful delivery, the infant will require basic assessment and care, and the mother will require care...
This scenario leads learners through an encounter with a patient in active labor. As the case progresses, learners must recognize that the patient is experiencing...
EMS Climbing Accident and Rescue
Air MethodsIn this scenario, a 34 year-old male is involved in a climbing accident after a rock fall cut his rope. The flight crew has arrived prior to any other first responders. The patient has sustained multiple traumatic injuries and is hemodynamically unstable when the flight crew arrives. The learner must...
In this scenario, a 34 year-old male is involved in a climbing accident after a rock fall cut his rope. The flight crew has arrived...
ACLS Knowledge Update
Air MethodsIn this scenario, a 56-year-old male patient arrives at the emergency department with chest pain with symptomatic bradycardia and unstable vital signs. The patient will progress to unstable Vtach, Vfib arrest, and then PEA arrest throughout the case. Learners will work to provide compressions, medications, electrical therapy, and airway interventions...
In this scenario, a 56-year-old male patient arrives at the emergency department with chest pain with symptomatic bradycardia and unstable vital signs. The patient will...