EM Clerkship — CCEMRP²

EM Clerkship — Weekly Curriculum

Clerkship

Week 1 — Airway Management

Preoxygenation, RSI, DSI, and difficult airway approach.

Clerkship

Week 2 — Chest Pain & Cardiac Arrest

PE, OMI, and ACLS resuscitation.

Clerkship

Week 3 — Trauma Resuscitation

Initial assessment, chest tubes, and pelvic binding.

Clerkship

Week 4 — Toxicology

Toxidromes, acetaminophen, digoxin, and TCA overdose.

Week 1 — Airway Management

🎙️ Podcast

Preoxygenation

🎬 Video

Intro to Intubation Intubation Prep Airway Devices Intubation Technique Scalpel / Finger / Bougie

📖 Textbook

The Difficult Airway The Resus Manual — Ch. 12

📝 Blog / Article

Preoxygenation RSI DSI

⭐ Extra Credit

EMCrit RSI ChecklistDense resource — do not memorize. Familiarize yourself with general concepts.

Week 2 — Chest Pain & Cardiac Arrest

🎙️ Podcast — Chest Pain

EM Basic Chest Pain EM Basic PDF Pulmonary Embolism

🎬 Video — Chest Pain

Approach to Chest Pain Intro to the ECG

📝 Blog / Article — Chest Pain

Chest Pain — SAEM The OMI Manifesto

Note: The YEARS algorithm is not included in this discussion but is becoming a popular and valuable PE risk stratification tool.

🎙️ Podcast — Cardiac Arrest

Core EM — Cardiac Arrest

📝 Blog / Article — Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest — SAEM ACLS Algorithm

📖 Textbook — Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest Updates

Week 3 — Trauma Resuscitation

🎙️ Podcast

Intro to Trauma

🎬 Video

Unstable Trauma Resus Chest Tube Pelvic Binder Closing Pelvis with Sheet

📖 Textbook

The Crashing Trauma Patient CDEM Trauma

📝 Blog / Article

Intro to Trauma — Core EM LITFL Trauma

⭐ Extra Credit

10 Commandments of Trauma

The Core EM podcast and blog article are best utilized together — read the blog shortly after listening to the podcast.

Week 4 — Toxicology & Poisonings

🎙️ Podcast

Toxicology Basics — Big 5 Toxidromes

🎬 Video

Acetaminophen Toxicity Digoxin Toxicity TCA Toxicity

📝 Blog / Article

Heat Kills LAST Tylenol Toxicity

📖 Textbook

The Critically Ill Poisoned Patient