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PARA3100 Emergency Medicine B Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Akuttmedisin B
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Paramedic Science
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Course history

Introduction

This course is a continuation of and specialisation in relation to the course Emergency Medicine A (PARA2000). The focus is on certain challenging treatment issues and patient groups with special needs.

Required preliminary courses

Passed the first and second years of the programme.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has broad knowledge of tentative diagnosis and intervention linked to emergency medical conditions
  • has knowledge of drug treatment for children and pregnant and breastfeeding women
  • has knowledge of gynaecological conditions and obstetrics
  • has knowledge of diseases and injuries that affect patient groups with special needs, such as newborn babies, children, the elderly, people with chronic illnesses and people with disabilities
  • has knowledge of and can recognise neglect and abuse in vulnerable patient groups
  • has knowledge of children's development
  • has knowledge of normal physiological parameters in children
  • has knowledge of how aging affects the development and treatment of emergency medical conditions
  • has knowledge of how to practise the duty of confidentiality in relation to minors/persons without legal capacity
  • has knowledge of the duty to report to other agencies (the police, child welfare service) in the event of e.g. suspicion of abuse or neglect
  • has knowledge of Section 29 c of the Health Personnel Act Information to be used in learning work and quality assurance

Skills

The student

  • is capable of assessing the connections between signs and symptoms in emergency medical conditions in one or more organ systems
  • is capable of recognising and assisting in normal and complicated births outside a hospital setting
  • is capable of examining, assessing and treating ill and injured children
  • is capable of examining, assessing and treating very old patients and patients suffering from dementia
  • is capable of explaining the differences between hospital levels, the municipal health service's care levels and the health trusts' division/centralisation of special functions in order to choose the correct destination in different clinical situations

General competence

The student

  • is capable of planning and carrying out relevant emergency medicine tasks linked to ambulance call-outs
  • has an efficient and expedient prehospital approach to a broad range of patients

Teaching and learning methods

The work and teaching methods vary between lectures, seminars, study groups, simulation and skills training and self-study.

Practical training

Simulation and skills training in simulator-based birth assistance, systematic patient examination and documentation, decision-making in emergency medicine, choosing treatment and transport strategies and the use of monitoring equipment.

Course requirements

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and study groups
  • minimum attendance of 90% at simulation and skills training
  • individual written assignment, up to 1,000 words

Assessment

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Informasjonssystemer er verktøy som henter inn, organiserer, lagrer, prosesserer og formidler informasjon. Slike system er sentrale verktøy for en bibliotekar som skal håndtere og tilgjengeliggjøre innhold og som formidlingsverktøy i møte med brukere. Emnet beskriver informasjonssystemets ulike bestanddeler, både «over» og «under» panseret, samt grunnleggende perspektiver på brukerinteraksjoner og gjenfinning. Studentene presenteres for tradisjonell kunnskapsorganisasjon og hvordan metadata, katalogisering og klassifikasjon inngår i og påvirker digitale informasjonssystemer. Emnet diskuterer også informasjonssystemets rolle i organisasjoner, samfunn og overfor brukere.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

Grading scale

Ingen forkunnskapskrav

Examiners

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

  • har en grunnleggende forståelse for begrepene data og informasjon
  • har kunnskap om forskjellige kategorier av informasjonssystemer, informasjonssystemenes funksjonalitet og deres rolle i organisasjoner, samfunn og ovenfor brukere
  • har grunnleggende kunnskap om bibliografiske modeller
  • har grunnleggende kunnskap om metadata og kunnskapsorganisasjon

Ferdigheter

Studenten

  • kan diskutere og reflektere over sentrale begreper i faget
  • kan vurdere og sammenligne informasjonssystemer med hensyn til bruk og bruksverdi
  • kan jobbe praktisk med dokumenter, dokumentbeskrivelser og søking i systemer

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

  • kan samarbeide med andre i prosjekter relatert til informasjonssystemer
  • har grunnleggene digital kompetanse om informasjonssystemer
  • kan delta i faglige diskusjoner om informasjon og informasjonssystemer