Blast Injuries: What You Need to Know

In an instant, an explosion or a blast can wreak havoc, producing numerous casualties with complex, technically challenging injuries not commonly seen after natural disasters, such as floods or hurricanes. Current trends in global terrorism demand that EMS providers be prepared for and capable of responding to explosions—by far the most common cause of casualties associated with terrorism.

This webcast, presented by Scott Sasser, MD, FACEP, of CDC’s Division of Injury Response and Emory University's Department of Emergency Medicine, will provide details on the unique triage, diagnostic and management challenges of blast injuries. Participants will receive FREE continuing education opportunity through CDC available at www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/registration/detailpage.asp?res_id=2001.

CDC’s Terrorism Injuries Information, Dissemination and Exchange (TIIDE) project is working to reduce the impact and improve management of injuries from terrorist bombings through the dissemination of blast injury treatment materials. More information and resources related to the treatment of blast injuries, including fact sheets, training tools, and an interactive course, are available at www.emergency.cdc.gov/BlastInjuries . 

To Receive Continuing Education through CDC:

• Go to the CDC Training and Continuing Education Online at http://www.cdc.gov/tceonline/ . If you have not registered as a participant, click on New Participant to create a user ID and password; otherwise click on Participant Login and login.
• Once logged on to the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online website, you will be on the Participant Services page. Click on Search and Register. Use either search method to locate the course and click on View.
• Click on the course. The course information page will come up. Scroll down to  Register Here. Click on the type of CE credit that you would like to receive and then Submit. Three demographic questions will come up. Complete the questions and then Submit.  
• If you have already completed the course you may choose to go right to the evaluation. Complete the evaluation and Submit. A record of your course completion and your CE certificate will be located in the Transcript and Certificate section of your record.   

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Resources from the CDC
Surge Capacity report: http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/surgecapacity.asp
Blast Injury fact sheets and course: http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/blastinjuryfacts.asp

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• Scott Sasser, MD, FACEP

  Scott Sasser, MD, FACEP, is a consultant in the Division of Injury Response at CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center). He is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine and in the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Sasser is the associate director for International Programs for the Center for Injury Control, and he directs the department’s International Health Fellowship. As a consultant with CDC’s Division of Injury Response, Dr. Sasser’s expertise has helped in directing CDC’s work in emergency care. He has been instrumental in enhancing CDC’s emergency preparedness activities related to disaster and terrorism response, as well as contributing to the advancement of acute injury care, which is crucial in daily occurring and mass casualty events.