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What’s in the Box? Unpacking abdominal pain for EMS | October 19 2023

Date of Presentation: October 19, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medical Services  

Keywords: #abdomen  #abdominal pain  #ems  #prehospital assessment  #stomach pain  

In this presentation Dr. Chris Root, MD, NRP, goes over the belly box and how to assess abdominal pain in the pre hospital setting as well as in the in hospital setting. He reviews the anatomy of the abdomen, goes over how to recognize different pathologies that can cause abdominal pain and how you can recognize high risk features of abdominal pain.

Recording:

Presented by:

Dr. Chris Root, MD, NRP

Chris Root, MD NRP, is an EMS Fellow at the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.

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Date added: October 19, 2023