Inside Out: Prehospital Clues to Critical Gastrointestinal Emergencies

With Dr. Ronald Check, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine
St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus

Presentation includes:

Recognizing a bowel obstruction before it becomes a surgical emergency
Mesenteric Ischemia – The “MI” of the gut – high mortality, Low suspicion
Boerhaave Syndrome – A rare, deadly esophageal rupture from forceful vomiting
Review of Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeds
St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus Updates

And more….

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has approved this course for EMS providers for 2 hours of continuing education.


Education session is hosted on Microsoft TEAMS


Click the link below to register:

https://forms.office.com/r/AcPFmvzu4n

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• This October, 3rd October, 07:45 am, 20th Annual Contemporary Issues in Trauma Conference - In Person and Virtual Options in Center Valley