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Chest Tubes Power Hour

Emergency medicine and critical careVideo course

by Siamak Moayedi, MD and Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Chest tube placement can be lifesaving, but it requires careful knowledge and skill. In this course, you’ll learn when chest tubes are indicated, which tools to use, and how to select the insertion site. We’ll guide you through the steps for placing and securing both traditional chest tubes and pigtail catheters, and teach you how to perform emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax.

0.5 CME

1 Quiz

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Determine when a chest tube is necessary
Consent a patient for chest tube placement
Select the appropriate tools for chest tube placement
Place a traditional chest tube
Secure a chest tube to prevent dislodgement
Place a pigtail catheter
Perform emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax

What's inside

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Chapter 1

Chest Tubes Power Hour Kick-off

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Chapter 2

Chest Tubes Power Hour

Learn when and how to place chest tubes, choose the right tools and site, secure both traditional tubes and pigtail catheters, and perform emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax.

10 Lessons

21:39 min

Recognizing the indications

2:27 min

Decompressing a tension pneumothorax

2:34 min

Identifying the tools

Placing a pigtail catheter

3:11 min

Putting it all together—chest tube

1:39 min

Putting it all together—pigtail catheter

4:02 min

Chest Tubes Power Hour outro

0:41 min

Chest Tubes Power Hour quiz

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Chapter 3

Chest Tubes Power Hour Mastery

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Chest Tubes Power Hour Mastery

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Teachers of this course

Siamak Moayedi, MD

Professor and Director of Medical Student Education, University of Maryland and Course Director, Essential and Critical Procedures, Emergency Medicine.

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Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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CME credit information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Medmastery GmbH. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 0.5 CME credits.

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Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
Highly commended by the British Medical Association
Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
Internationally accredited
CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Chest Tubes Power Hour Kick-off

Chest Tubes Power Hour

Chest Tubes Power Hour Mastery

Claim your certificate

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners