Chapter 20, Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies

After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will understand the significance and characteristics of diabetes, sickle cell disease, clotting disorders, and the complications associated with each. Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of type1 and type 2 diabetes. They should be able to list the appropriate steps for assessment and prehospital treatment of diabetic emergencies. Students should also be able to discuss hematologic emergencies and describe sickle cell disease, hemophilia, thrombophilia, and deep vein thrombosis.

0:00 Introduction
0:11 National EMS Education Standard Competencies (103)
0:53 Introduction (1 of 2)
1:17 Anatomy and Physiology (1 of 3)
2:00 Anatomy and Physiology 3 of 3
2:57 Pathophysiology (1 of 2)
5:30 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (1 of 8)
5:55 Diabetes Mellitus Type 16 of 8
10:07 Symptomatic Hyperglycemia (3 of 4)
12:45 Symptomatic Hypoglycemia (306)
13:18 Symptomatic Hypoglycemia (4 of 6)
14:03 Scene Size-up
14:47 Primary Assessment (1 of 4)
17:24 History Taking 2 of 2
18:21 Secondary Assessment (1 of 3)
19:07 Secondary Assessment (203)
19:44 Secondary Assessment (3 of 3)
20:11 Reassessment (1 of 4)
22:27 Emergency Medical Care for Diabetic Emergencies (1 of 2)
23:10 The Presentation of Hypoglycemia (1 of 5)
23:59 The Presentation of Hypoglycemia (205)
24:22 The Presentation of Hypoglycemia (4 of 5)
25:35 Hematologic Emergencies
26:44 Pathophysiology (1 of 13)
29:38 Pathophysiology (13 of 13)
31:39 Primary Assessment (3 of 3)
32:57 History Taking of 3
34:56 Emergency Medical Care for Hematologic Disorders
35:24 Review