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  • Lightning Injuries
  • Resuscitation

Lightning Injuries

Lightning injuries represent a potentially life-threatening form of environmental trauma associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although many lightning-related incidents are preventable, affected individuals may experience a broad spectrum of injuries involving the cardiovascular, neurologic, dermatologic, musculoskeletal, and respiratory systems. Prompt recognition and appropriate management are essential to reduce complications and improve outcomes. This course reviews the epidemiology, mechanisms of injury, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of lightning-related injuries across diverse clinical settings. Participants learn to identify characteristic injury patterns, prioritize emergency assessment and stabilization, recognize potential short- and long-term sequelae, and implement evidence-based management strategies. Emphasis is placed on timely diagnosis, resuscitation principles, and prevention measures. Collaboration among clinicians, emergency personnel, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, and other healthcare professionals enhances communication, supports coordinated care, and improves patient outcomes by enabling comprehensive management and follow-up for individuals affected by lightning injuries.

Credit & MOC Details

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Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsNursingUp to 1.5 creditsPharmacyUp to 1.5 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABOS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABPMR — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1.5 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABOHNS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABPMR — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 12 specialties.

Pricing

Fee varies

This provider typically $49–98

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Listed by the provider

  • Article / monograph / reference
  • Credit · Up to 1.5 credits
  • MOC · Up to 1.5 points
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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