Environmental Disorders - The EM Boot Camp Course

Explore essential knowledge on environmental disorders in emergency medicine through this comprehensive lecture. Delve into altitude-related illnesses, including acute mountain sickness and cerebral edema. Learn about hypothermia, its vital signs, and rewarming techniques. Understand the heat illness spectrum, focusing on heat stroke types and cooling methods. Examine burn injuries, including deep burns assessment and body surface area calculations. Investigate electrical injuries, their risk factors, and evaluation procedures. Gain insights into managing various animal bites and stings, including mammalian bites, rabies, spider bites, and rattlesnake envenomation. Enhance your skills in treating environmental emergencies for improved patient care in emergency departments and urgent care settings.