FV-2-006 (0) - Emergency care - Advanced Level

• Emergency care 2014 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2015 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2016 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2017 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2018 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2019 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level
• Emergency care 2020 - Prehospital emergency care on advanced level

1 (2023-08-01 to 2023-10-22)

Swedish

Compulsory

First

4

10 cr

Within this study unit we will focus on the
following
competencies:

-Understand and explain physiological and
pathophysiological
states related to patients in prehospital
emergency care

-Perform an adequate anamnesis and systematic
extensive
clinical patient assessment of both critically and
chronicaly
ill patients and identify signs of acute states in
prehospital emergency care

-Initiate treatment and safely treat the
critically ill
patients in prehospital emergency care according
to current
standards and also make motivated decisions of
non-conveyance

-Direct patients and patients? relatives in
questions of
continued care, based on current directives and
evidence.

-Participate as both team leader and follower in
prehospital
emergency care teams according to expectations of
advanced
level.

Sustainable Global goals in focus:

4: Quality Education
5: Gender Equality

Once you have completed the study unit you will be
able to:

-Know the principles of daily prehospital care
operations
and be knowledgeable in the collaboration of
multi-
professional social healthcare and authorities
with
prehospital care. Can also, using that knowledge,
ensure
scene safety in prehospital care situations.

-Assess the functions, processes and leadership in
prehospital emergency care

-Function as both leader of prehospital care
situations and
also in follower roles in prehospital teams.

-Apply principles of non-technical skills (ie. CRM
and
ANTS) to operative prehospital care situations; in
the role
as leader and team follower and in collaboration
with other
authorities

-Act as responsible paramedic 1 according to
current
standards, treatment directives, responsibilities
and
principles that guide the work of paramedics on
advanced
level

-Act as paramedic 1 and 2 in prehospital
situations and can
lead a resuscitation and be responsible for post-
resuscutation care

-Act as team leader in multiple casualty incidents

-Apply knowledge of paramedicine in treatment of
critical
patients and also apply knowledge of intensive
care and
anesthesiology to prehospital advanced level
context

-In accordance with treatment directives, perform
an
assessment of patients? need for care, triage and
make
decisions of non-conveyance based on current
directives.
Also, can determine the most appropriate caring
facility
and initiate treatment on scene and/or during
transport and
give directives for continued care to non-conveyed
patients

-Can understand and apply principles of airway
management,
both using supraglottic airways and endotracheal
intubation. Can also understand the principles of
non-
invasive ventilation (NIV) in the treatment of
prehospital
patients.

-Can understand deeper pathophysiological
principles of
acute coronary syndrome and cardiac arrythmias and
can
identify them from an ECG.

-Recognize the most common intoxications and their
pharmacological treatments.

-Can be responsible for both verbal reporting and
written
patient documentation, in accordance with current
practice

-Understand and apply the term tactical resilience
and
adaptability. Can use those principles to uphold
functionality in changing and unexpected
prehospital
situations

During the course the participants will
take part
in an obligatory physical test

Emergency Care - Basic Level
Emergency Care - Basic Level, Clinical Practice
Emergency Care - Basic Level - Competency Evaluation

Emergency Care - Basic Level 2
Special Circumstances in Emergency Care

Emergency Care ? Advanced Level (10 ECTS)

Castrén M. et al. 2005. Ensihoidon
perusteet.
Pelastusopisto. Suomen Punainen Risti.
Otavan
Kirjapaino Oy, Keuruu. ISBN 951-98649-
5-4

Kuisma M, Holmström P et al. 2017.
Ensihoito.
SanomaPro. ISBN 9789526340241

Alanen P, Jormakka J, Kosonen A och
Saikko S.
2016. Oireista työdiagnoosiin -
ensihoitopotilaan tutkiminen ja
arviointi.
SanomaPro. ISBN: 978-952-63-3547-6

Käypähoito National Recommendations
Terveysportti

Also additional material from the
lecturers

• Lectures - 60 hours
• Individual- and group instruction - 28 hours
• Practical exercises - 52 hours
• Individual studies - 130 hours

• Total workload of the course: 270 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

• Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
• Demonstrations and proficiency exams
• Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

-Theoretical knowledge assessed by a written exam

-Practical skills assessed by two skills-based
assessments

- Written course assignments during the course

• Ericsson Christoffer
• Lindqvist Johnny
• Loimijoki Niko
• Ring Joachim
• Saarela Sami
• Silfver Jessica
• Similä Hannes
• Takala Sami

Ericsson Christoffer

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (13 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2023-08-10 to 2023-09-06

• Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
• Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
• Date will be announced later - Reports and productions