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Table 2 Minimum number of required cases and procedures for certificate program participants

From: Addressing the immediate need for emergency providers in resource-limited settings: the model of a six-month emergency medicine curriculum in Haiti

Supervised cases

100

Supervised procedures

 Adult resuscitation

10

 Pediatric resuscitation

5

 Trauma resuscitation

5

 Management of respiratory distress

10

 Splinting or casting

10

 Dislocation reduction

3

 FAST exam (ultrasound)

10

 Lung ultrasound

10

 Cardiac ultrasound

10

 Paracentesis

3

 Thoracentesis

3