Emergency Care for Acute Injuries and Surgical Patients (5 cr)
Code: TH00BV89-3002
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2022 - 28.02.2023
Timing
01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
- Saimi Ristimäki
- Jaana Koskela
- Lasse Putko
Groups
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PENHOS21
Objective
Objectives
• Students will deepen their understanding of the injury mechanism of patients and the prevention of disability
• Students will know the examination and treatment practices of acutely injured patients of different ages in emergency care
• Students will know the examination and treatment practices of surgical patients of different ages in emergency care
• Students will gain more in-depth understanding of the models of collaboration between authorities in accidents and emergency situations
Content
Contents
• Injury mechanism and various types of injuries
• Prevention of accidents and occupational safety
• Systematical examination of injured and surgical patients (cABCDE), making a preliminary diagnosis and emergency care
• Pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy in basic emergency care, advanced level medication used in the care of injured and surgical patients
• Immobilization and transport of injured patients
• Competence in classifying injured patients in major accidents and accidents involving multiple patients
• Rescue operation skills and organization of rescue operations in accidents
• Operational models of the police in situations of threat and violence
• Documentation of treatment and referral to care of injured and surgical patients
• Principles of CRM
• Authority communications (VIRVE)
• Aseptic techniques and ergonomics in emergency care
Evaluation scale
H-5