Fundamental Critical Care Support: Surgical Self-Study

The Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS): Surgical course provides nonsurgical healthcare professionals with the knowledge and training they need for the initial care, stabilization, and urgent disposition of critically ill surgical patients. Topics covered include recognition and assessment of the seriously ill surgical patient, surgical airway emergencies, abdominal surgical emergencies, and cardiovascular surgical emergencies. 

FCCS: Surgical provides a relaxed learning experience with access to online, interactive didactic sessions, pre- and posttests, and a complementary textbook or eBook. The textbook and eBook are also available for individual purchase. 

The online course contains the following modules:

• Recognition and Assessment of the Seriously Ill Patient
• Approach to the Surgical Patient, Part 1: Overview of the Care for the Critically Ill Patient
• Approach to the Surgical Patient, Part 2: Surgical Emergencies
• Diagnosis and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure
• Surgical Airway Emergencies
• Mechanical Ventilation: Part 1 
• Mechanical Ventilation: Part 2
• Monitoring Oxygen Balance and Acid-Base Status
• Diagnosis and Management of Shock
• Neurologic Support

• Neurosurgical ICU
• Life-Threatening Infections: Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy Selection
• Basic Trauma and Burn Support
• Abdominal Surgical Emergencies: Part 1
• Abdominal Surgical Emergencies: Part 2
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Cardiovascular Surgical Emergencies
• Management of Life-Threatening Electrolyte and Metabolic Disturbances
• Management of Special Populations
• Surgical Soft Tissue Complications and Urgencies