Placement. Interdisciplinary Approach to Emergency Medical Conditions (KPUMTK_017)
About Study Course
Objective
To improve skills in interdisciplinary approach to the most common clinical emergencies.
Prerequisites
Successfully finished A part study courses of the programme “Medicine” (Emergency Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).
Learning outcomes
Student is able to:
• describe principles of teamwork in medical emergencies;
• implement effective communication techniques in medical emergencies;
• describe principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults as well as in pregnant patient;
• describe risk factors of severe pre-eclampsia, metabolic disorder and massive bleeding, their signs and symptoms and management principles in obstetrics;
• describe approach to the trauma patient and principles of emergency management;
• describe risk factors of massive bleeding and management principles in emergency cases;
• describe signs and symptoms, management principles of emergency electrolyte/metabolic disorders; • describe risk factors of anaphylaxis, its symptoms and emergency treatment;
• use emergency or difficult airways management techniques and devices;
• describe causes for hypovolemic shock and an emergency treatment plan.
Student is able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, showing necessary communication and clinical skills during a simulated emergency case.
Student is confident and able to give effective treatment in most common medical emergencies by collaboration with multidisciplinary team members. Student is able to make decisions according to his/her medical knowledge and competencies.
