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Activity Steps

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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. State the indications and contraindications to femoral nerve blocks in children.
  2. Identify the relevant anatomical landmarks, corresponding sonographic features, and technique for ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks including the fascia lata, fascia iliaca, femoral nerve, femoral artery and vein.
  3. Summarize the literature describing efficacy of femoral nerve blocks in pediatric patients.

Disclosures

The authors and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity and their spouses/life partners (if any) have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial organizations pertaining to this educational activity.

Price: $12.95

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.0 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: PEC1215
Published: Dec 2015
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Pediatric Emergency Care
Required Passing Score: 4/5 (80%)
Authors: Mark D. Baker, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACEP and John P. Gullett, MD, FACEP
Categories: Emergency Care , Pediatrics
Specialties: Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Topics: Bedside Ultrasound , Fascia Iliaca Block , Femur Fracture , Ultrasound-guided Femoral Nerve Block