OVERVIEW

First aid for medical students.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

TEACHING METHODS

The course is divided into 18 hours of theoretical lectures plus practical exercises in small groups of a maximum of 8 students for the practical part (BLS-D).

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 liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Approach to the patient with trauma

Approach to the patient with dyspnea

Approach to the patient with chest pain

Approach to the patient with neurological impairment

Approach to the patient requiring airway management

Approach to the patient with intoxication

Approach to the patient with shock

Rescue in challenging environments

Cardiac arrest and BLS-D

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Teaching materials provided in class and made available via the Aulaweb platform.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

NICOLO' ANTONINO PATRONITI (President)

FRANCESCO TORRE (President)

DENISE BATTAGLINI

LORENZO BALL (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Please refer to the Web Agenda | University of Genoa, available at the following link: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam: 30 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 40 minutes.

Participation in the BLS-D practical exercise is mandatory and is a prerequisite for obtaining the qualification.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Learning assessment takes place through the final exam only, which aims to ascertain the student's actual acquisition of the expected learning outcomes.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION