The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is that the
student is
able
to:

- Understand the prehospital chain of
care.
- Recognize the patients' condition and
start
EMT
level care.
- Adequately direct the patient
verbally and in
written text to further
care.
- Be able to assess the situaion and
call for
assistance or back-up if
necessary.
- Work with equipment used in EMT level
prehospital care
- Recognize and use the forms of
anesthesia
used
in prehospital care

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is
expected
to be able to:

- Meet and communicate with patients
and
relatives in a prehospital
setting.
- Understand the need for teamwork and
communication in a prehospital care
situation
- Work with the equipment in the
ambulance
- Have an understanding of the
Emergency
Dispatch
Center's role
- Adequately handle radio communication
in
prehospital settings.

- Be able to interpret and recognize
the most
common ECG rhythms.
- The student understands the
importance of
observing the
patient's vital signs, and knows how to
fix
problems in these.
- Perform quality and up-to-standards
BLS
resuscitation
- Be familiar with the different forms
of
anesthesia and the medication
used for that in a prehospital setting.
- The student knows in the
circumstances for
the
need to call for
assistance and back-up.

- Recognize and be aware of his/her
physical
level (strengths and weaknesses) as
well as
potential physical training needed to
be able
to uphold their ability to work

Course contents

The course modules consist of:

- EMT level (and to a certain degree
prehospital)
equipment
- Roles of the Emergency Dispatch
Center
- EMT level prehospital care
- Interpretation of ECG
- Basics in laws relating to
prehospital care
work

This course includes pre-course
assignments
that
partly need to be
filled before the course starts.

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

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Healthcare and Health Promotion
Medication administration and patient
safety
Clinical care 1
Clinical care 2

Recommended or required reading

Naarjajärvi, Telkki. 2019. Perustason
ensihoito.
Sanoma Pro. ISBN 9789526347615

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

Skhole-videon
Käypähoito
Terveysportti
Föreläsningskompendier
Föreläsningsmaterial
Artiklar

Study activities

  • Lectures - 40 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 56 hours
  • Practical exercises - 56 hours
  • Individual studies - 118 hours

Workload

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

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

Assessment requirements

Theoretical exam - simulations

Teacher

  • Ericsson Christoffer
  • Loimijoki Niko
  • Saarela Sami
  • Silfver Jessica
  • Stenström Mats
  • Takala Sami
  • Ring Joachim

Examiner

Loimijoki Niko

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

Enligt bokningar i ARBS.

Assessment methods

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams

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