FV-2-014

• Emergency care 2021 - Emergency care on advanced level - advanced studies
• Emergency care 2022 - Emergency care on advanced level - advanced studies
• Emergency care 2023 - Emergency care on advanced level - advanced studies

Swedish

Compulsory

First

3

5 cr

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

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

-Understand the mechanism of injury in trauma care
and how to evaluate trauma energy

-Perform an adequate anamnesis and systematic
extensive trauma assessment and identify signs of
acute and/or life-threatening states related to
traumatic injuries in prehospital settings.

-Initiate treatment and safely treat the trauma
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.

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

-Knowledge in how a traumatic injury affects the
physiology and pathophysiology and also be aware
of the most common signs and symptoms found in a
traumatically injured patient.

-Understand the central concepts of trauma care,
i.e. trauma energy and mechanism of injury and can
apply them in the care of the traumatically
injured patient.

-Act as both responsible paramedic 1 and also
paramedic 2, according to current standards,
treatment directives, responsibilities and
principles that guide the work of paramedics on
advanced level in relation to a traumatically
injured patient

-In accordance with treatment directives, perform
an adequate trauma assessment of patients and
assess need for care, triage and also make
decisions of non-conveyance based on current
directives.

-Can, based on a valid and adequate assessment,
determine the most appropriate healthcare facility
and initiate treatment on scene and/or during
transport and give directives for continued care
to non-conveyed patients

-Is able to use the most common and appropriate
immobilization tools and methods in the treatment
of traumatically injured patient.

-Is able to perform the most common life-saving
procedures in the care of a traumatically injured
patient (ex. needle thoracosentesis,
chricothyreodotomy, application of tourniquet and
treatment of threatening external bleedings)

Tactics in trauma cases
Injury mechanism
Care of the traumatized patient

Emergency Care - Basic Level
Emergency Care - Basic Level, Clinical Placement
Emergency Care on Basic Level - Competency
Assessment

Emergency Care - Basic Level 2
Special Circumstances in Emergency Care

Emergency Care - Trauma (5 ECTS)

Compulsatory attendance

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

Also additional material from the lecturers

• Lectures - 20 hours
• Individual- and group instruction - 7 hours
• Practical exercises - 55 hours
• Individual studies - 53 hours

• Total workload of the course: 135 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

-Theoretical knowledge assessed by a written exam

-Practical skills assessed by one skills-based
assessments

• Takala Sami
• Saarela Sami
• Similä Hannes
• Loimijoki Niko
• Stenström Mats
• Lindqvist Johnny

Ericsson Christoffer

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

No limit

Until further notice

Kolla tidtabellen i ARBS.