Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Emergency Medical Care
Course Code
RPS_016
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Psychiatry
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Māris Taube
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychiatrist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Māris Taube
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for the provision of emergency medical care in acute situations in the amount required for a psychiatrist.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• On emergency medical conditions and implementation of life maintaining measures in patients with vital function disorders; • On regulatory enactments governing psychiatric care and the procedures for the drawing up of medical documentation.
Skills
1.• To diagnose principal emergency conditions: arresting bronchial asthma attacks, seizures, arrhythmias, to teach acting in the event of angina pectoris attacks and infarctions; • Arresting of bleeding. Immobilisation in the event of trauma, patient transportation; •Administration of medicinal products, recognition of toxic conditions; • Explanation of health disorders and possible assistance measures to the patient in an easily understandable manner; • Reflection of the aforementioned in medical documentation in an appropriate manner.
Competences
1.• Provision of a full range of emergency medical assistance; • Implementation of the therapy of emergency conditionsin patients with psychiatric disorders and organisation of care thereof; • Organisation of consultations and further care at specialised institutions; • To be aware of the limits of one’s professional competence.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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• to learn the knowledge and to use in practice CPR resuscitation algorithm
• To learn arresting of bleeding
• To learn recognising and to provide assistance in the event of poisoning
• To learn recognising and provision of assistance in the event of thermal burns and electric trauma
• To learn recognising and provision of assistance in the event of trauma, including mobilisation and transportation of a patient
• To learn the differential diagnostics of unconscious conditions.
• To learn arresting bronchial asthma attacks, seizures, arrhythmias, to learn acting in the event of angina pectoris attacks and infarctions.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Evaluation of theoretical knowledge and practical skills once during the cycle by the analysis of patient’s health condition and a written or oral test.
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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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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Topicalities of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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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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Acute respiratory failure
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Topics
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Shocks, their genesis, differential diagnosis
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Dr. D. Krieviņš. Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Atdzīvināšana, Rīgā, 2004.
2.
Dr .D. Krieviņš. Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Traumas, Rīga, 2001.
3.
I. Vanags, E. Daugulis, P. Tomiņš. Anestezioloģija, reanimataloģija un intensīvā terapija. Rīgas Nacionālais apgāds, 2002.