Emergency Medical Care and Civil Defence

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:17.05.2024 08:58:22

Study Course Information
Course Code:		LF_329		LQF level:		Level 5
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation		Target Audience:		Medical Services
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Aleksejs Safonovs
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		RSU Liepāja Branch
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lfrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		2	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		4
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
In anatomy and functional physiology, internal and surgical diseases, traumatology, pharmacology.
Objective:
To develop an understanding of the provision of medical assistance (hereinafter referred to as EMC), provision of EMC in emergency medical situations and civil defence. To develop an understanding of possible disasters and their types, measures in case of disaster situations and medical assistance, to define the effect of extreme factors of the external environment on pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical manifestations.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Basic principles of rescue. Identification of victims, investigation and first aid at the scene. The concept of triage. Teams for medical triage of victims.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	First aid. Moving and transporting victims. Protection of rescuers and medical personnel, protection of victims and population.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Emergency conditions for an injured patient, in case of circulatory arrest, in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in chemical and radiation accidents, in the provision of toxicological assistance.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Regulatory documents in the fields of civil defence. Organisational and clinical foundations of disaster medicine: legislation, levels of care, organisational scheme of forces involved in medical care.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
5	Risk concept. Degrees of readiness. Planning. Hygiene problems, potential outbreak of an epidemic.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Terrorism - definition, essence. Displaced persons and refugees. Psychological and social assistance in case of disasters.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Preparation for the topic of the respective class, using recommended literature and Internet resources, with subsequent evaluation thereof and practical application in theoretical and practical classes. Independent work on types of disasters and risk factors in case of natural and man-made disasters, provision of psychological and social assistance to disaster victims (direct and indirect victims).
Assessment Criteria:
Student participation in theoretical and practical classes is assessed. Test of theoretical and practical knowledge - 50%, final exam - 50%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Oral)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of completing the study course, students will be able to describe how EMC is provided in emergency medical situations and toxicology. Will describe action in case of possible disasters.
Skills:		As a result of completing the study course, the student will be able to assess the situation and apply the principles of EMC therapy in case of various acute situations at the scene, during transportation and in the hospital.
Competencies:		Students understand and evaluate the unity of EMC and disaster medicine systems in the health care system; participate in the implementation of EMC measures in emergency and disaster situations, provide psychosocial support to disaster victims.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	David Cone, Jane H. Brice, Theodore R. Delbridge, and J. Brent Myers. 2015. Emergency Medical Services : Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight. 2 Volume Set
2	Inge Govaere and Sara Poli. 2014. EU Management of Global Emergencies : Legal Framework for Combating Threats and Crises
3	Nentwich, Lauren M., and Olshaker, Jonathan S. 2020. Risk Management in Emergency Medicine
4	Ministru kabineta noteikumi N.716, 2017. Minimālās prasības obligātā civilās aizsardzības kursa saturam un nodarbināto civilās aizsardzības apmācības saturam
Additional Reading
1	Godat, L. N., Jensen, A. R., Stein, D. M. Coalition for National Trauma Research Scientific Advisory Council. 2020. Patient-centered outcomes research and the injured patient: a summary of application. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 5(1), e000422.
2	Khajehaminian, M. R., Ardalan, A., Hosseini Boroujeni, et.al. 2020. Prioritized Criteria for Casualty Distribution following Trauma-related Mass Incidents; a Modified Delphi Study. Archives of academic emergency medicine, 8(1), e47.
3	Lundberg O. 2020. Defining and implementing social integration: a case study of school leaders' and practitioners' work with newly arrived im/migrant and refugee students. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 15(sup2), 1783859.
4	Scarcella, A., Page, R., & Furtado, V. 2016. Terrorism, Radicalisation, Extremism, Authoritarianism and Fundamentalism: A Systematic Review of the Quality and Psychometric Properties of Assessments. PloS one, 11(12), e0166947.