Description
CCME • CADAVER-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Cadaver-Based Emergency Procedures Course + The Suturing Self Study Course
Emergency Procedures • Suturing • Local & Regional Anesthesia
Course direction: Dr. Joan Kolodzik
Course Overview
Under the direction of Dr. Joan Kolodzik, a frontline emergency physician with a master’s degree in human anatomy, this course was designed as a focused educational experience covering essential emergency procedures and suturing techniques.
Course Features
- Created to help optimize procedure-related techniques and skills of emergency care clinicians
- Video instruction filmed in a professional cadaver lab with no other students present, focusing on the distant learner
- Step-by-step instruction using unembalmed cadavers and simulators to create a lifelike educational experience
- Didactic PowerPoint presentations addressing indications and contraindications, combined with procedural instruction
- Pearls and practical techniques aimed at making procedures as safe and efficient as possible
Learning Objectives
The Cadaver-Based Suturing Course
After completing this CME course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate suturing techniques
The Cadaver-Based Emergency Procedures Course
After completing this CME course, participants will be able to:
- Assess the need for intubation
- Review technique of intubation / first pass success
- Optimize oxygenation during intubation
- Review medication choices for RSI (Rapid Sequence Intubation)
- Review assistive devices for intubation
- Demonstrate intubation with devices
- Practice surgical airways
Topics & Included Videos
Cadaver-Based Emergency Procedure Videos
- Arthrocentesis
- Central Venous Access
- Chest Tube Thoracostomy
- Cricothyrotomy
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Intraosseous Cannulation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Needle Thoracostomy
- Video Laryngoscope
Cadaver-Based Suturing Videos
- Suture Instrument Overview
- Interrupted Suture
- Horizontal Mattress Suture
- Running Horizontal Mattress Suture
- Half Buried Horizontal Mattress Suture
- Vertical Mattress Suture
- Running Subcuticular Suture
- Simple Running Suture
- Simple Running Locking Suture
- Flap Laceration Closure
- Deep Space Closures
- Complex Wound Repair Techniques
- Skin Stapling and Removal
- Abscess Incision & Drainage Techniques
- (Bonus Demonstrations by Dr. Jim Augustine) Wound Suturing – Preparation, Face, Hand, and Leg
Local & Regional Anesthesia Videos
- Facial Nerve Blocks
- Hand Nerve Blocks
- Femoral Nerve Blocks
- Popliteal Nerve Blocks
Educational notice: Procedural videos and cadaver demonstrations are educational resources and do not replace supervised hands-on clinical training, competency assessment, credentialing, or institution-specific protocols.
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