CODE 67517 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 3 PODOLOGIA 9284 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/41 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ANESTHESIOLOGY, INTENSIVE CARE AND PHARMACOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course of BLS is aimed to teach to recognize life-threatening (cardio-respiratory) emergencies and to activate techniques of basic life support with either adhults, or chindren, even using a defibrillator. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning basic life support techniques to face cardio-pulmonary emergencies with or without automated defibrillator, according with ILCOR guidelines, before the attival of advanced emergency unit. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The outcomes of the course are preparing personnel confident with techniques of basic life support with or without defibrillator. Students will be able to recognize signs of cardio-respiratory arrest and to activate the sequence of procedures to support life parameters (consciousness, ventilation, cardiac activity) in adhults and children, before the arrival of advanced emergency care personnel. TEACHING METHODS -Frontal lessons -Practice with lay figures -laboratory at multimedia UNIGE SYLLABUS/CONTENT Teaching content of BLS Prof . Piero Gianiorio Physiopathology of arrest in adhults and children Chain of survival Evaluation of risk Detection of arrest in adhults and children Call for help Treatment of arrest in adhults and children: Positioning Sequence of cardio-pulmonary support C: (circulation) Techniques for thoracic compressions A: (airway) respiratory tract patency B: (breathing) Techniques of ventilation Basis for the use of defibrillators Pharmacological treatments in adhults and children RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY ILCOR 2015-2020 guidelines TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD PIERO GIANIORIO Exam Board PIERO GIANIORIO NICOLO' ANTONINO PATRONITI ANNA MARIA PITTALUGA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons start on october Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is composed of a brief Interview about BLS theory, followed by practical exercitation ASSESSMENT METHODS Students will be asked to recognize signs of cardio-pulmonary arrest and to initiate proper BLS procedures, according with age and conditions of patients. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 24/01/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/02/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/06/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 22/07/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 18/09/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto
