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First Aid and Civil Defence
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:20.02.2024 10:34:51
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | AURK_048 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kaspars Šetlers | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No 32, ark rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069452 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Preliminary knowledge of biology and chemistry (at secondary school level). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To teach students to handle emergency, life-threatening situations before the doctor arrives. To inform about the structure and organisation of the civil protection in the country, as well as duties and measures to be taken in case of various disasters. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and children, sequence of steps. Basic life support (theory). Primary examination of the patient. Recovery position. First aid in cases of choking (theory). | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and children. Basic resuscitation algorithm (practice). Action in case of choking. Principles of using an external automatic defibrillator (AED) within the basic adult resuscitation algorithm. Practical work with adult, child and infant mannequins. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Causes of hypoxia in children and adults. Methods of ensuring airway permeability: manual and instrumental. Open of airways, ventilation with a manuall bag. First aid in case of bleeding, soft tissue trauma, burns and skeletal injuries. Types of shocks and first aid principles. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Thermoregulatory disorders. Hypothermia and frostbite. Types of hyperthermia. Basic principles of first aid for a victim with overheating, hypothermia or frostbite. Acute poisoning. First aid in case of poisoning. Situation tasks in first aid. Exam. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Civil protection and its general tasks. Everyday possible dangerous situations (internal and external hazards), the most important general requirements for safe behavior in various situations in everyday life, transport, nature, public places, as well as in the electronic environment. The structure, legal regulation, organization and management of the civil protection system in the country as a whole and in various institutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Civil alarm and notification systems - in the country as a whole and in specific structural units. Procedures for Requesting and Providing International Assistance. An individual's action when he hears an alarm. Possible personal protective equipment in the event of disasters, taking into account the nature of the disasters that have occurred. Specific risks according to the chemicals and equipment used in the departments. Radiation safety. Evacuation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation of first aid presentations using the recommended literature and Internet sources, followed by evaluation and analysis in practical classes. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Criteria for assessing resuscitation using manikins: (1) sequence of steps and algorithm for cardiopulmonary resuscitation – must be known and executed accurately without any errors; (2) Victim Initial Investigation (ABC) – must be known and executed accurately without any errors; (3) correct location of the heart indirect massage point and the depth of the massage – must be known and executed accurately without any errors; (4) manual opening of the airways and artificial lung ventilation – must be known exactly and at least 70% of the cases should be able to reach the correct inhalation volume; (5) practical implementation of a stable lateral position – must be known and executed accurately without any errors; (6) performance of the Heimlich manoeuvre and other techniques in case of choking – must be known and executed accurately without any errors. Assessment criteria for First Aid theoretical multiple choice question (MCQ) test: over 75% correct answers. MCQ test in Civil Defence. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge of providing first aid in emergency situations as well as calling for assistance. Upon completion of the study course students will be able to perform the sequence of steps in examining the patient (victim) at the pre-hospital stage, will gain knowledge of how to stop bleeding and apply first aid measures for shock. They will learn basic principles for immobilization in cases of bone fractures and dislocations, for assistance in the event of burns, overheating, hypothermia and acute poisoning. Knowledge of the structure, legal framework, organisation and management of the civil protection system; knowledge of the tasks, rights and duties of the government, local government, legal entities and natural persons in the field of civil protection; knowledge of hazardous objects, threat assessment, obligations and rights of owners or legal possessors; knowledge of the civil protection commissions of local governments; knowledge of civil protection planning; knowledge of hazardous substances, their classification and requirements for their storage and transportation; knowledge of requesting and provision of international assistance; on personal protective equipment in the event of a disaster; knowledge of specific legal regimes and behaviour on specific sites. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to give emergency resuscitation, including basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithm, to detect clinical and biological signs of death, to give first aid in case of foreign body aspiration, to apply manual methods of artificial respiration and use oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway, to diagnose and stop external bleeding, as well as to demonstrate the ability to work according to the principles of teamwork within the scope of the own competence. Upon completion of the study course, students will know how to identify various hazards and how to deal with different emergencies. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Provision of first aid, primary and secondary examination of the patient (victim) at the pre-hospital stage, situation analysis using the basic resuscitation algorithm and other first aid guidelines. Competence in civil protection matters. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Bag-mask ventilation | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 2 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic) | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 3 | Nasopharyngeal airway insertion | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 4 | Oropharyngeal airway insertion | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Praktisko nodarbību materiāli un E-studiju resursi. | ||||||||
| 2 | First Aid Manual. Dorling Kindersley Limited, 11th ed. 2021, 288 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Traumas. Rīga: NMPC, D.Krieviņa redakcijā. 2001, 350 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Atdzīvināšana. Rīga: NMPC, D.Krieviņa redakcijā. 2004, 392 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Vai Tu zini, kā rīkoties ārkārtas situācijās? Rīga: Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests, 2020, 9 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Valsts aizsardzības koncepcija. Rīga: LR Aizsardzības ministrija, 2020, 15 lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 8 | First Aid Manual. Dorling Kindersley Limited, 11th ed. 2021, 288 p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2021. Resuscitation (Elsevier), 2021, Vol.161 | ||||||||
| 2 | Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. I.Vanaga un A.Sondores redakcijā. Rīga: Medicīnas Apgāds, 2017, 1243.-1253. lpp. un 1282.-1284.lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 10th Edition, 2018 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2021. Resuscitation (Elsevier), 2021, Vol.161 | ||||||||
| 6 | Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 10th Edition, 2018 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.healthdirectorymoz.com/First-Aid/ | ||||||||
| 2 | http://firstaid.about.com/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/ | ||||||||
