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Chest trauma and abdominal injuries are modern major health problems with a high mortality rate and are both life-threatening conditions often involving other anatomical regions requiring concurrent diagnosis and treatment. Blunt chest trauma produces 25% of traumatic deaths, contributing to the 50% of global mortality caused by trauma. Blunt chest trauma is commonly associated with multiple-organ damage that favors catastrophic patient outcome. Abdominal injuries are a frequent diagnosis in multiple trauma, and the presence of extra-abdominal injuries and sepsis produces a significant effect on the outcome. The standard management of chest trauma and abdominal injuries may become multidisciplinary through patient transportation from urgent care to surgery and then in ICU. Early diagnosis and initial assertive management within the urgent care setting are the keys in reducing morbidity and mortality. Course expiration date: 3/10/2026

You will learn how short, straight-forward set of evidence-based practices, performed in a timely manner, can improve patient outcomes in sepsis and prevent occurrence of septic shock. Becoming aware of risks and causes can help identify patients so that bundle interventions to restore tissue perfusion and treat underlying infection can be initiated. Recognize how additional support, in way of nutritional metabolic management, can directly decrease rates of morbidity in septic patients. Incorporating the diagnostic criteria for sepsis, understanding the surviving sepsis campaign bundles as well as following most recent guidelines on clinical nutrition can improve your septic patients outcome.

In this course, we will review current trends and best practices related to recognizing the early signs and symptoms of sepsis and evidence-based guidelines for treatment. The course will define sepsis and its causes, facilitate understanding of the importance of early detection, discuss the signs and symptoms, discuss how to prevent and treat sepsis, and provide an overview of the impact of sepsis on the patient population and overall health outcomes. Course expiration date: 6/28/2025

This microlearning course details information related to Sepsis Awareness and Infection Control. It provides an overview of the causes of sepsis and orients the learner to early recognition and treatment options for sepsis.