Emergency and Basic Life Support

Scholar Year: 2019/2020

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Maria Alice Góis Ruivo Head Nuno Miguel Ventura de Oliveira Colaborador

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes 1 2,66 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 1,00 Alice Ruivo   1,00 Práticas-Laboratórios Totals 1 2,66 Alice Ruivo   2,00 Nuno Oliveira   0,66

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

This curricular unit aims to prepare students with skills to intervene quickly in risk situations that endanger the life or physical integrity of the person. It’s intended that the student at the end of this course will be able to:
• Understand the organization of the Portuguese Integrated Emergency Medical Organization
• Demonstrate the general principles of first aid
• Recognize signs and symptoms of the most common emergent situations
• Identify potential risk situations of life threatening
• Analyze cases that require a rescue intervention
• Apply maneuvers and/or procedures to ensure effective help in emergency situations
• Know the basic life support algorithm
• Apply the Basic Life Support

Syllabus

Integrated Medical Emergency
General principles of first aid
Prevention and emergency plan
Approach to Victim
Vital signs
Basic Life support:
- Basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- The use of defibrillators
The approach in different situations:
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Stroke
- Asthma
- Epilepsy
- Diabetes
- Intoxication
- skin Sores
- Burns
- Hemorrhage
- Head Injuries and vertebral
- Shock
- Child Conditions

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

First Aid is enrolled in the category of immediate care, to be marked by high risk of life or physical integrity before the severity of sudden situations. Thus, acupuncture professionals who provide assistance to people in different settings and therefore have to develop a set of skills to be able to adequate the best responses in emergency situations where it becomes vital to provide a first aid. The first aid skills are organized on the basis of the best evidence in this field in order to maintain good practices, ensuring a safe and an effective help.

Teaching methodologies

Theoretical classes follow a participatory-expository teaching methodologies. Theoretical-practical classes will promote student’s autonomy to solve exercises. In the laboratory classes students will be asked to perform experiments covering syllabus and focus on providing students with skills for hands-on competences on the field.

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The provision of first Aid, although it is based on a simple set of procedures that enhance and safeguard life, have at the same time some complexity, not only because they are some techniques to be carried out but also became complex due to the different settings in which these events may occur. The analysis offilms and their discussion, the theoretical classes supports praxis as well as the training, giving students skills and techniques which are supported by theoretical knowledge in a combination with the praxis.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

The written component consists of two written tests containing both the theoretical and the theoretical-practical contents. The minimum grade in each frequency is 9.5 values. The final grade is calculated from the following formula: FC = 0.50*T + 0.25*TP+0,25*PL. The classification of all assessment instruments is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20, and the weighted value of the marks obtained must be equal or greater than 10. The exam consists in a written test, in which the approval will require a rating equal to or higher than 10.

Bibliografia

COSTA, I., NUNES, L., RUIVO, A.; FREITAS, A.; FERRERI, A.; OLIVEIRA, N (2012). Manual de Suporte Básico de Vida e Desfibrilhação Automática Externa. Departamento de Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, ISBN: 978-989-98206-0-9.
EUROPEAN RESUSCITATION COUNCIL (2015). Recomendações para a Reanimação.
INEM (2012). Abordagem à Vitima. Versão 1. 1ª Edição.
INEM (2012). Emergências Médicas. Versão 1. 1ª Edição.
INEM (2012). Emergências Trauma. Versão 2. 1ª Edição.
INEM (2012). Sistema Integrado de Emergência Médica. Versão 1. 1ª Edição.