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Prehospital Management of Accidental Hypothermia & Cold Injuries
Presented by Dr. Rowena Christiansen
28 March; 10:00 AEDT (Australia)

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Presentation Summary: Australian Resuscitation Council (“ARC”) Guideline 9.3.3 “Hypothermia: First Aid Management” was published in February 2009, and Guideline 9.3.6 “Cold Injury” was published in March 2000 (the scope of this Guideline covers “frostbite,” “frostnip,” and more minor cold injuries such as “chilblains” (pernio). The First Aid Sub-Committee of the ARC initiated a review of these Guidelines, which has included an extensive literature review and, as there is a paucity of relevant evidence from clinical trials, reference to expert opinion and other published guidelines. The ARC has considered progressive iterations of the updated Guidelines at its meetings in November 2018 and March 2019, and it is hoped that both Guidelines will be finalized and published as “co-badged” Australian and New Zealand Guidelines by mid-2019.

The audience for these Guidelines is any prehospital first responder, whether a layperson or a health professional, so the Guidelines must be pitched at a non-expert level. There is also an important distinction between “accidental hypothermia” and “induced hypothermia” as used in special circumstances in medical practice. An additional perspective was brought to the table by the Surf Life Saving, New Zealand Resuscitation Council, and Australian Ski Patrol representatives on the ARC, and as a result, it was decided to include some material on preparation for entry into cold environments and prevention of hypothermia and cold injuries. It was also thought important to include consideration of casualties who were alert and shivering and could easily be rewarmed without needing hospital treatment.

Check Out the Congress Keynote Speakers!

Gregory Ciottone, MD, FACEP - Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Team Rubicon Global

Mark Keim, MD, MBA - DisasterDoc International, Emory University - Rollins School of Public Health

Joanne Liu, MDCM, FRCP - International President; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders

Robert Muggah, DPhil - Igarapé Institute

WADEM is excited to announce its keynote speakers for the Congress in Brisbane in May. The speakers’ full profiles are available on the Congress website at the following URL – http://wadem2019.org/keynote.php.

Gregory Ciottone, MD, FACEP – Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Team Rubicon Global
Gill Hicks – M.A.D. Minds
Mark Keim, MD, MBA – DisasterDoc International, Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health
Joanne Liu, MDCM, FRCP – International President; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders
Robert Muggah, DPhil – Igarapé Institute

Pre-Congress AHLS Course, 4-6 May

The Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider Course is the premier, international course that teaches a systematic response for the medical management of patients exposed to hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents. The 16-hour, two-day AHLS Provider Course is the most comprehensive training program, teaching the critical skills needed to evaluate and treat victims exposed to chemical spills, toxic terrorism, and other threats.

AHLS is for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals including:

Paramedics
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Pharmacists
Toxicologists
Respiratory Therapists
Military Personnel

Both Instructor and Provider courses are being offered.

Course Instructors:

David Heslop, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Frank Walter, MD
Sean Smith, Flight Nurse Paramedic, CCRN
Gary Mitchell, MB, BaO, FACEM
Sukhi Atti, MD
Major Chris Carrière, CD

Location:

Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus
2 George Street
Brisbane, QLD 4000

QUT Gardens Point is a short distance
from the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

For more information, please visit – https://www.ahls.org/ahls/ecs/main/courseSchedule.do?courseid=3048.

18.5 CME Credits Available at the Congress

WADEM is pleased to announce that the Congress is now accredited. Delegates can earn up to 18.5 CME credits in Brisbane. This number will likely increase over the coming weeks and months as the scientific program becomes finalized.

Accreditation and Designation Statements

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC designates the Live format for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PDM 34:1 (February 2019) is now on Cambridge Core!

The February issue (Volume 34, Issue 1) of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) is now available through Cambridge Core. This issue features a Guest Editorial by Prof. Frederick “Skip” Burkle titled, “Character Disorders among Autocratic World Leaders and the Impact on Health Security, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Care,” as well as articles focusing on post-disaster health issues faced by older adults, social media and word-of-mouth communications during an emergency, the role of pharmacists in disaster health management, the challenges of a vertical evacuation drill, and much more!

WADEM members have unlimited access to every issue of PDM through Cambridge Core. Check back often for the most recent content in disaster and emergency health care!