Medical Emergencies and First Aid

• Patient assessment in emergencies; identifying emergencies; first aid principles
• Cardiovascular emergencies – sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrest, CPR, first aid measures
• Cardiovascular emergencies – acute coronary syndrome, aortic dissection, arrhythmias
• Cardiovascular emergencies – hypertensive encephalopathy, acute peripheral ischemia, DVT, pulmonary embolism
• Respiratory emergencies – acute pulmonary edema, acute respiratory failure, hemoptysis
• Respiratory emergencies – asthma attacks, severe asthma, exacerbated COPD, pneumothorax
• Gastrointestinal emergencies – acute abdominal pain (acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, perforated ulcer, upper GI bleeding, obstruction)
• Renal and urologic emergencies – acute renal failure, renal colic, urinary retention
• Endocrinologic and metabolic emergencies – thyrotoxic crisis, myxedema coma, hypoglycemic and diabetic coma
• Neurologic emergencies – strokes, cerebral comas, seizure syndromes, assessment of unconscious patients
• Hematologic emergencies – coagulation disorders, hemorrhages, blood transfusions
• Shock – hypovolemic, cardiogenic, septic, anaphylactic, and first aid
• Toxicological emergencies – chemical, medicinal, and non-medicinal intoxications, first aid measures
• Environmental and trauma emergencies – hypo/hyperthermia, frostbite, burns, insect bites, snake bites, first aid measures

Professional Competencies:

• Efficient identification of signs and symptoms indicative of medical emergencies
• Provision of first aid within own competence and delegated roles for different pathologies
• Administration of medications according to physician prescriptions
• Safely positioning critically ill patients
• Conducting research activities in medical emergencies