Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
1 Contact Hour
Author:
Julia Tortorice, RN, MBA, MSN, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Target Audience:
Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), CCI Credentialed Specialists, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03450. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.1 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1074432; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses the importance of acting in an emergency and obtaining patient consent. Visual assessment and primary assessment of emergencies are also discussed. Various emergencies, such as breathing and neurologic, are summarized, including symptoms and management.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how to identify and react to an emergency health concern in the community or an outpatient setting.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Summarize the clinician's role to act.
- Outline the clinician's responsibility to get a patient's consent.
- Describe four elements of a visual assessment.
- Recognize the presentations of specific health emergencies.
- Characterize the primary assessment of traumatic injuries.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.