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About Study Course

Department: Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Marina Šarkele
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:English, Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation

Objective

To improve skills into interdisciplinary approach to the most common clinical emergencies.

Prerequisites

Successfully finished course in Medicine A Dpt. (Emergency Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Anesthesiology and Reanimatology).

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Student is able to:
• describe principles of teamwork in medical emergencies;
• implement effective communication techniques in medical emergencies;
• describe principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults as well as in pregnant patient;
• describe severe preeclampsia, metabolic disorder and massive bleeding risk factors, signs and symptoms, management principles in obstetrics;
• describe approach to the trauma patient and principles of emergency management;
• describe risk factors of massive bleeding and management principles in emergency cases;
• describe signs and symptoms, management principles of emergency electrolyte/metabolic disorders;
• describe anaphylaxis risk factors, symptoms and emergency treatment;
• use emergency or difficult airways management techniques and devices;
• describe hypovolemic schock causes and emergency treatment plan.

Skills

Student is able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, showing necessary communication and clinical skills during simulated emergency case.

Competence

Student is confident and able to give effective treatment in most common medical emergencies by collaboration with multidisciplinary team members. Student is able to make decisions according to medical knowledge and competencies.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine, SSNMFz11Master’sLimited choiceAnna Miskova, Marina Šarkele, Ardis Bērziņš, Paula Zviedre, Anastasija Dergunova-Zimina, Māra Klibus