Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Emergency Situation in Paediatrics
Course Code
RNM_062
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
20.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Emergency Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To provide an opportunity to learn in-depth the peculiarities of emergency conditions in children's internal diseases, the most common children's infectious diseases, surgery and traumatology, in order to be able to provide emergency care at the stage of pre-hospital and hospital admission department.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student will know: • Characteristics of children's injuries, principles of treatment, characteristics of immobilization; • Symptoms of the most common internal diseases and surgical pathologies in children and examination characteristics according to the age of the child; • Provision of emergency assistance; • Symptoms and treatment of the most common childhood infectious diseases (measles, rubella, scarlet fever, chicken pox, whooping cough, epidemic parotitis).
Skills
1.The student will be able to: • Examine a child suspected of acute illness; • Examine an injured child according to primary and secondary assessment algorithms; • Immobilize the trauma patient according to the transport immobilization requirements; • Provide analgesia and necessary infusion therapy for an injured child; • Bandage the child, treat the wounds and stop the bleeding; • Diagnose the most common urgent surgical pathologies in children and start treatment.
Competences
1.Providing emergency medical assistance to children of any age and deciding on the necessity and usefulness of a pediatrician.
Assessment
Individual work
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In-depth research of seminar topics and preparation of presentations for each seminar.
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Examination
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Examination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills at the end of the study course in a 10-point system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Peculiarities of children's injuries and their care. Peculiarities of burns in children
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Peculiarities of emergency surgical pathology in children
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Urgent pathologies of the respiratory system
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Emergencies in endocrinology and metabolic disorders. Seizures in children. Spasmophilia
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Emergency conditions in cases of gastrointestinal pathologies. Exicosis
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Acute kidney and urinary tract diseases. Acute renal failure
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The most common infectious diseases in children (measles, rubella, scarlet fever, chicken pox, whooping cough, epidemic parotitis).
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
20.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
7
Length (weeks):
16
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.