LECTURES – USE OF SIMULATION – HANDS-ON ON CREATURES – CLINICAL PRACTICE

FACE TO FACE

MANDATORY ATTENDANCES – LECTURES: YES, ATTENDANCE IN AT LEAST 9 LECTURES 

Microsoft software (PowerPoint) is used to deliver the lessons.
The simulation is done with the help of Laerdal programs and special props for hands -on exercises.
The Library has the necessary textbooks for the course. Students also have the possibility to access the international scientific databases ( PubMed ), which the Library has.
The above lectures of the courses are posted on the websites of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (e – class ) with free access by the students of the Faculty of Medicine.
Finally, the e – mail of the person in charge of the course as well as the other teachers can be used for communication between students and teachers and students are encouraged to use this method of communication as well. Also information or announcements regarding the course are posted on the websites
of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly with free access by the students of the Faculty of Medicine.

Description of the Level of Learning Outcomes according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA): Students, after a successful examination, have proven knowledge and understanding of subjects in the field of Emergency Medicine (PPS level). The knowledge and skills they acquire are at level 6 (1st study cycle) of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
The purpose of the course is for students to obtain specialized knowledge on Emergency Medicine issues so that they become fully competent in dealing with sudden and life threatening
situations.   The modern physician must possess knowledge and skills that will ensure both the harmonious functioning of the team and the provision of quality care to the seriously ill patient. 
Emergency Medicine is one constantly variable field , where the clinical experience with the upgraded knowledge constitute the two important ones poles in which the modern doctor
should move . _ Through the emergency medicine course, the student will gain both clinical experience by participating in Clinical Emergency Medicine tasks under the supervision of
experienced instructors and upgraded knowledge through high-level lectures. Every single one course will provide a brief review of pathophysiology , physics examination , diagnostics
analyses , of the cooperative treatment and interventions , as well as information regarding the further management of the patient , especially for each disease or coping strategy .
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. become familiar with the organization of the emergency department, as an area for crisis management, triage and reception of patients, initiation of inpatient care, as well as
promotion of patients to other Departments,
2. describe and understand the most frequent emergency situations and the importance of the first critical hours, evaluate information about the health status of patients and develop
critical thinking in clinical diagnostic and therapeutic matters,
3. to provide timely and personalized care to patients in relation to the needs arising from the main underlying health problem and co-existing diseases,
4. to develop skills of cooperation, coordination and active participation in the interdisciplinary therapeutic team of the Emergency personnel.

General Abilities

The course aims to:
• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information (practical and theoretical)
• Skills Development
• Decision making
• Autonomous work
• Teamwork
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

Section 1. Initial assessment of a patient in the ED (Primary assessment) – Non-technical skills in ED
Section 2. Airway and ventilation management
Section 3. Triage
Section 4. Basic Life Support and use of an Automated External Defibrillator
Section 5. Acid -base balance disorders
Section 6. Emergency conditions of the Respiratory system
Section 7. Emergency conditions of the Cardiovascular system
Section 8. Shock
Section 9. Emergency conditions of the Nervous system
Section 10. Advanced Life Support
Section 11. Emergency conditions in General Surgery
Section 12. Basic principles of multiple trauma treatment

Hands-on Σταθμοί Δεξιοτήτων
• Defibrillation – Synchronized cardioversion
• Basic life support and use of an automatic external defibrillator
• Recovery position
• Identification of electrocardiographic rhythms
• Specialized life support
• Screening patients
• Airway management – Ventilation – Foreign body choking
• Taking blood gases – Acid -base balance
• Interactive case presentations

• Suggested bibliography
1. Emergency Medicine (Atkinson Paul , Kendall Richard , Van Rensburg Lee)
Parisianou Medical Publications , ISBN 978-960-394-857-5
2. Urgencies and Emergencies in Emergency and Intensive Medicine ( Agomachalelis, Ioannis
N.) University medical publications Studio Press , ISBN 978-960-12-2279-0
3. Emergency Medicine. Practical guide to dealing with emergencies (Sprigings
DC. Chambers JB) Parisianou Medical Publications , ISBN 9789603949725
4. Medical Bibliography on the Internet (PubMed and other bibliographic sources)
5. European Resuscitation Council website

• Related scientific journals
1. Resuscitation
2. Annals of Emergency Medicine
3. Academic Emergency Medicine
4. Shock
5. American Journal of Emergency Medicine
6. European Journal of Emergency Medicine
7. Journal of Emergency Medicine