May 7, 3:40pm - 5:10pm
Kathleen Kerstetter, ANP-C
Hot Topics in Trauma: Panel Debate:

• Describe various modalities of emergent care for penetrating traumatic injuries
• Describe the indications for the use of emergent thoracotomy
• Identify common mistakes and pitfalls of emergent thoracotomy
• Identify indications for operative verses non-operative management of abdominal penetrating trauma