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Paediatric Emergencies – Advanced Course
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:19.02.2021 15:55:25
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PEK_048 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Paediatrics | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Reinis Balmaks | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Paediatrics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 45 Vienibas gatve, pk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67621730 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of emergency situations, intensive care and paediatrics relevant to 6th year of study at the Faculty of Medicine. It is desirable to take the course “Emergencies in Paediatrics” first. It is required to read the course material before the course. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Learn the structured assessment of vital functions and prevention of their disorders in critically ill children by simulating clinical situations close to real situations. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Physiological monitoring in children | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 2 | Anatomically and physiologically difficult airways in children | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 3 | Initiation of mechanical lung ventilation in children | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 4 | Paediatric cardiogenic shock | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 5 | Analgesia and sedation in children | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 6 | Paediatric toxidromes | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 7 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in special circumstances in children | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 8 | Team work/ crisis resource management | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The students will have access to a short summary of each topic, international guidelines or important review of articles and websites with videos in clinical medicine in order to practice the necessary procedures. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and classes is mandatory; work with study materials and literature; engagement in teamwork during simulations; demonstration of knowledge during the post simulation debrief. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The students will learn extended differential diagnosis of life-threatening conditions, their specific nature and compensatory mechanisms in the child’s body, and critical interventions to prevent them. In addition, the understanding of the use of a structured approach and the principles of crisis resource management will be gradually and purposefully developed. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Structured assessment of a critically ill child; Airway management: plan A, B and C; Positive pressure ventilation with mechanical devices; Provision of inotropic support; Blood gas interpretation; Leadership/ Teamwork/ Communication in crisis. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The medical students will be able to do both: take leadership by using theory and management principles and be part of a productive team by using practical skills and effective communication. The competence acquired will be universally applicable, far beyond the simulated situations during the course. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Administration of Medication using a PVC (System) | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 2 | Administration of Medication using a PVC (System) | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 3 | Bag-mask ventilation | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 4 | Bag-mask ventilation | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 5 | Bag-mask ventilation | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 6 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic) | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 7 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic) | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 8 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic) | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 9 | Intraosseous access | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 10 | Intraosseous access | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 11 | Intraosseous access | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 12 | Monitoring | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 13 | Monitoring | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 14 | Monitoring | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 15 | Nasopharyngeal airway insertion | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 16 | Nasopharyngeal airway insertion | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 17 | Nasopharyngeal airway insertion | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 18 | Oropharyngeal airway insertion | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 19 | Oropharyngeal airway insertion | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 20 | Oropharyngeal airway insertion | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Maconochie et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Section 6. Paediatric life support. Resuscitation 95 (2015) 223-248 | ||||||||
| 2 | Kīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. Induļa Vanaga un Antoņinas Sondores redakcijā. Rīga, 2017 | ||||||||
| 3 | VSIA BKUS Bērnu intensīvās terapijas ceļvedis v1.0. Reinis Balmaks, Ivars Veģeris, Arnita Tomiņa. Pieejams no: https://www.bkus.lv/sites/default/files/editor/celvedis.pdf | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kursa vadītāja sagatavoti konspekti, zāļu devas, algoritmi. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | New England Journal of Medicine – Videos in Clinical Medicine | ||||||||
