Clinical Challenges in Burn Surgery: Inhalation Injury

  • Does soot in the airway always mean an immediate intubation? Join our Burn Team as they debunk common myths surrounding inhalation injury and distinguish true airway threats from superficial flash burns. We break down critical management strategies, from the 'HAM' protocol to ventilator management, and explain why these patients require massive fluid resuscitation. Tune in to master these high-stakes clinical decisions and ensure you are ready for your next burn patient.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  • Recognizing the clinical features and diagnostic challenges of inhalation injury in burn patients, including differentiation from thermal airway injury and flash burns.
  • Applying evidence-based criteria to guide intubation and ventilatory management, including the avoidance of unnecessary intubation.
  • Implementing key principles of supportive care and complication prevention, including fluid resuscitation, pharmacologic therapies, and long-term airway considerations.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.05 IACET CEU
Registration Opens: 
12/10/2025
Registration Expires: 
12/09/2027
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Virtual, NC
United States
  • Dr. Janet Alvarez 
  • Dr. Wini Zambare
  • Dr. Phil Bauer
  • Dr. J. Joshua Smith
  • Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD
  • Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
  • Benjamin Schlechter, MD
  • Emmanouil Fokas, MD, DPhil

 

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • ANCC
  • Attendance
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.05 IACET CEU
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