Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Medical Emergency
Course Code
RSP_027
Branch of Science
Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sandra Rozenštoka
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Sport Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sandra Rozenštoka
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in emergency medicine according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of mutual interconnection of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and emergency medicine. Theoretical and practical knowledge of medical tactics in acute conditions in sports, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of acute conditions in sports and physical activity restrictions.
Skills
1.Ability to apply an emergency medicine algorithm suitable for each situation, reasonably select the most suitable examination methods in case of diseases or injuries, assess examination results and prepare a treatment plan for patients, awareness on the measures to be taken in acute situations at the prehospital stage.
Competences
1.Competence in solving different clinical cases, diagnosis, etiopathogenesis, treatment, prevention and care.
Assessment
Individual work
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Theoretical knowledge is acquired in 2 seminars and individual work with literature. During practical classes students monitor patients under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training, participate in examination, perform diagnostic and medical manipulations. A medical resident repeats the first aid algorithms and acquires different emergency medicine manipulations, diagnostic and treatment methods of acute conditions.
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Examination
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At the end of the study course the head of the residency programme evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Principles and algorithms of emergency medical care. Sudden death in sport, its incidence, causes: cardiological, traumatic and environmental factors, the importance of prevention.
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Symptoms of the head, including the face - jaw injuries, severity, possible complications and their prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and return to sports.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Wyatt J.P. et al. Oxford handbook of emergency medicine. Oxford University Press, 2020.
2.
Krieviņš D. Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Trauma. NMPC, Rīga, 2011.
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Liguts V. Intensīvās terapijas rokasgrāmata. Nacionālais apgāds, 2008.
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Krieviņš D. NMP, Atdzīvināšana. NMCP, Rīga, 2004.
5.
Freedman R., Herbert L., O'Donnell A., Ross N., Wilson I., Allman K. Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia. 2022
Additional Reading
1.
Fioranelli M., Frajese G. Sports Cardiology. Springer, Italia, 2011.
2.
Lyle J., Micheli, M.D., Editor. Encyclopedia os Sports Medicine. 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams& Wilkins, 2011.