AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching of basic first aid pharmacology is aimed to provide workplace safety professionals with the knowledge of pharmacological strategies most erffective for rapid mitigation against the most common medical enmergencies at workplace.

Specific objectives will regard the pharmacological approach to:

-Allergic crisis

-Anaphylaxis

-Acute cardiovascolar events

-Hyper- and hypotensive crisis

-Pain.

Particular focus will be placed on the situations that require such treatments, their contraindications and their adverse effects

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching of first aid and elements of pharmacology will be performed in form of front lessons. Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Pharmacological therapy of respiratory and allergic emergencies

• Antihistaminic drugs
• Glucocorticoids
• Adrenaline

Pharmacological therapy of cardiovascular emergencies

• Antialginal drugs
• Drugs in hart failure
• Diuretics

Analgesic drugs

• NSAIDs
• Opiates

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Powerpoints presentations that will be used in the class will be available as PDF files in aulaweb section of unige website.

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TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO D'AGOSTINI (President)

PAOLO LUIGI BISIO

FRANCESCO OTTAVIANI

ROBERTA CENTANARO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons will start in the month of October

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be held in form of a talk

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The capacity of students to simulate the correct pharmacological intervention in the most likely a life-threatening emergencies will be regarded as a plus in the evaluation of the exam

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

To pass the course in first aid and management of emergency, students should pass all the section tha composee the course withinj the same session.