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Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 25/26.R.1.00

Description Period: 2025./26 academic year rudens semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

Emergency Medicine

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
AURK_020
Branch of Science
Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation; Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Anastasija Fjodorova
Structure Unit Manager
Oļegs Sabeļņikovs
Structural Unit
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical simulations
Contacts

Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No 32, aurk@rsu.lv, +371 67069452

About Study Course

Objective

To promote knowledge acquisition and to develop understanding and skills related to different emergency situations, which are binding with diseases, trauma and environmental accidents to give knowledge about emergency medicine in prehospital and hospital stage.

Preliminary Knowledge

Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, first aid, ECG, basic knowledges in internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery and traumatology.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will be able to: • identify life-threatening emergencies; • describe the pathophysiology of life-threatening emergencies; • apply ECG, laboratory and radiologic imaging to determine clinical diagnosis; • describe treatment principles in the emergency situation in pre-hospital and hospital stages.

Skills

1.Students will be able to: • apply medical equipment in life-threatening emergencies; • perform emergency care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation; • plan treatment in different emergency situations in pre-hospital and hospital stages, including trauma patient; • organise teamwork in life-threatening emergencies according to basic life support and advanced life support.

Competences

1.Competence in patient care, communication, collaboration, professionalism, ethical and legal issues, organizational planning and service management.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work
-
-
Get acquainted with the theoretical materials that have been posted in e-studies Preparing presentations on emergency medicine using the recommended literature and Internet sources, following evaluation and analysis in practical lessons.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination
-
-
Clinical case presentation (PowerPoint) – only for face-to-face classes
2.

Examination
-
-
Knowledge assessment during practical classes: discussions, clinical case analysis. In each lesson, the student has to complete a multi-answer test in e-studies, which is automatically credited, because at the end of the test the correct answers and their interpretation appear. At the end of the course – exam, which also consists of: 1) solving a practical task: work with mannequins (passed/failed) – only for face-to-face classes 2) the multi-choice test (consisting of 60 questions) in e-studies. The student receives 1 point for each question. To pass the test – there must be 55% correct answers. Marks will be posted according to: 10: 96-100% 9: 85-95% 8: 75-84% 7: 70-74% 6: 65-69% 5: 60-64% 4: 55-59% 3: 40-54% 2: 20-39% 1: 0-19%

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
2

Topics

Emergency medicine – principles, patients and doctors psychology. Characteristics of life-threatening emergencies, mass casualties.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
2

Topics

Principles of treatment in emergency situations: cardiac arrest.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Other
2

Topics

Post-resuscitation care.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
2

Topics

Principles of treatment in emergency situations: “golden hour” in trauma.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
2

Topics

Emergencies in internal medicine.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
2

Topics

Emergencies in surgery.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
4

Topics

Doctor’s actions in case of an accident with many victims. Triage in emergency medicine departments and at the site of mass accidents.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
4

Topics

ACLS algorithms.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
4

Topics

ATLS algorithms.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
4

Topics

Emergencies in internal medicine.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
4

Topics

Emergencies in surgery.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Praktisko nodarbību materiāli un E-studiju resursi.

2.

Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. I.Vanaga un A.Sondores redakcijā. Rīga: Medicīnas Apgāds, 2017, 1243.-1283. lpp.

3.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines, 2021

4.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), 10th Edition, 2018

5.

Ārvalstu studentiem/For International students:

6.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines, 2021

7.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), 10th Edition, 2018

Additional Reading

1.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Resuscitation (Elsevier), 2015, 81; 1219-1451 p.

2.

HIGHLIGHTS of the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC

3.

Emergency Department Leadership and Management: Best Principles and Practice. 1st Edition, by Stephanie Kayden (Editor), Philip D. Anderson (Editor), et.al. 2015

4.

Surgical Emergencies in Clinical Practice. Editors: Shergill, I., Arya, M., et.al. 2013

Other Information Sources

1.

www.erc.edu

2.

Emergency Severity Index (ESI) A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care Version 4. Implementation Handbook, 2012

3.

UpToDate

4.

AMBOSS