.
First Aid
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 08:49:58
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_034 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Uģis Ciematnieks | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of anatomy and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide the possibility to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for prevention of accidents and provision of first aid, if it has occurred in professional work of an education and sports work specialist or in daily life – in accordance with the first aid guidelines developed and approved by the Emergency Medical Service of the Republic of Latvia, which have been developed on the basis of international guidelines for resuscitation of adults and children (European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for resuscitation 2021). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to training. Action in the place of an accident. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sequence of resuscitation measures to assess the most critical conditions, to save and maintain lives. | Classes | 2.50 | other | |||||
| 3 | Injuries, wounds, their types, causes of occurrence. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Severe bleeding, Shock. | Classes | 2.50 | other | |||||
| 5 | Injuries, Desmurgy (bandaging). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Poisoning. Thermal injuries. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Action in case of various types of sudden sickness | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Exposure to chemicals. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Minimal content of a first aid kit. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 10 | Foreign bodies and animal bites. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to training. Action in the place of an accident. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sequence of resuscitation measures to assess the most critical conditions, to save and maintain lives. | Classes | 0.75 | other | |||||
| 3 | Injuries, wounds, their types, causes of occurrence. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Severe bleeding, Shock. | Classes | 0.75 | other | |||||
| 5 | Injuries, Desmurgy (bandaging). | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Poisoning. Thermal injuries. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Action in case of various types of sudden sickness | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Exposure to chemicals. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Minimal content of a first aid kit. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 10 | Foreign bodies and animal bites. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Independent work on the topic “Provision of first aid to a victim of an accident (or a person who suddenly got sick) during a sports lesson” – to present to the whole group a situation (fictional or real) in which it is necessary to provide first aid to a victim or a person who suddenly got sick. The presentation should include a description of the situation, the rescuer’s actions and recommendations for actions to prevent these types of accidents in the future. 2. In seminars, students execute several first aid training algorithms to learn the sequence of action steps in situations where the victim is unconscious and breathing or not breathing, when the victim has severe bleeding and needs to be protected from exposure to the environment. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Independent work on the topic “Provision of first aid to a victim of an accident (or a person who suddenly got sick) during a sports lesson”; Resuscitation measures when the victim is unconscious and not breathing. Resuscitation measures when the victim is unconscious and breathing. Stopping severe bleeding and wrapping in a foil blanket. Test on severe bleeding and chest pain. Final test. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Will know the basic principles for determining the degree of injury of the victim. 2. Will know the correct and effective principles for using the contents of the first aid kit. 3. Will know safety aspects while providing first aid. 4. Will know the basic principles of transport immobilisation, moving the victim and independent transportation. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 5. Will be able to provide adequate first aid in various sports incidents. 6. Will be able to correctly stop severe bleeding. 7. Will be able to protect the victim from exposure to the environment. 8. Will be able to perform resuscitation measures correctly. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 9. Will deepen understanding of the preservation of the function of the organs vital for human life. 10. Will deeply understand the impact of ambient temperature on the function of the organs vital for human life and the damage it causes. 11. Will deepen understanding of the organisation of work in a situation with several victims. 12. Will deepen understanding of action steps, in cases of various injuries. 13. Will deepen understanding of the actions needed to prevent accidents. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Neatliekamās medicīniskās palīdzības dienesta apstiprinātās pirmās palīdzības vadlīnijas. 2022. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jakušonoka R., Jodzēviča H., Gibners R. Transporta imobilizācija. Pārsēji. Rīga: Multineo, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | D.Krieviņa red. Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Atdzīvināšana. 2. izdevums. NMPC, 2004. 383 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Pirmā palīdzība: rokasgrāmata. 2. pārstr. un papild. izd. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2010. 288 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Golubeva A. Skolēnu drošība. Nelaimes gadījumi. Pirmā palīdzība. Lielvārds. Lielvārde, 1998. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Olasveengen, T. M., Semeraro, F., Ristagno, G., Castren, M., Handley, et all. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Resuscitation, 161. 2021. 98-114 pp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 8 | Olasveengen, T. M., Semeraro, F., Ristagno, G., Castren, M., Handley, et all. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Resuscitation, 161. 2021. 98-114 pp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | “Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Traumas.” D. Krieviņa redakcija. Rīga: NMPC, 2001. 350 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Zideman, D.A., Singletary, E.M., Borra, V., Cassan, P., et all. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid, Resuscitation, 161. 2021. 270-290 pp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Zideman, D.A., Singletary, E.M., Borra, V., Cassan, P., et all. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid, Resuscitation, 161. 2021. 270-290 pp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | LV Sarkanais krusts | ||||||||
