Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply test methods according to different symptom profiles
- identify the emergency patient and start immediate first aid
- carry out basic emergency care based on different occupational diagnoses
- understand the roles of co-operation authorities and the basics of radio traffic in the most common first aid situations
- adhere to occupational safety and patient safety principles in their operations

Implementation and methods of teaching

- Lectures
- Group tasks
- Moodle tasks
- Skills-station practices
- Simulation practices
- Exam, Moodle or paper test

Timing and attendance

100% presence is mandatory in practices and simulations

Contents

After this course, a student can:

-use check lists and understand the meaning of those for patient safety
-face the acute patient; make a primary assessment, secondary assessment and work diagnose
-recognice emergency patient based on symptoms and findings and start immidiate care
-knows basic level care and treatments for different illnesses based on a work diagnose
-justify the decicions in care
-knows non-technical - patient safe care
-handles communication, documentation and usage of Virve-network in emergency care
-understand aseptic and infection preventing work manners (personal hygienia, patient work and ambulance&equipment maintenance)
-knows medications and fluid therapy in basic level
-understand ergonomic and work-safe way to work
-make ethically right decicions
-work in multi-authority situations
-work as a situation leader in basic level

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Following courses needs to be completed before starting this course:
-Examination of a Patient
-Emergency Care Services
-Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
-Medical-Surgical Nursing

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to face the patient in acute situations and make a correct primary assessment. Data collection and anamnesis are accomplished as instructed by interviewing the patient. The examination required for an detailed assessment of the situation is logical and consistent. The basic level paramedic care started on the basis of the collected information is correct. Medications and the use of treatment technology are safe. The student is able to make independent decisions and lead others. The student uses the non-technical skills required for patient-safe work in a acute situations.