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Emergency Medical Aid
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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To educate an emergency medical aid paramedic who is able to work independently and in a team,
provide necessary medical aid by applying medical technologies for different age group individuals, assess a patient‘s condition in acute situations and traumatic injuries, recognize impaired vital signs and maintain them, make decisions, recommend and participate in organising preventive measures of diseases and health disorders, ensure quality of the provided health care services.
Learning outcomes:
1. Apply the knowledge about human anatomy, fundamentals of physiology, pathological processes in human organism, basic knowledge of medical sciences, biology, social sciences in using modern medical and information technologies.
2. Independently and in a team determine, plan, organise and implement health care services for individuals in accordance to legal documents, acquired theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.
3. Analyse the quality of health care aiming to improve emergency medical aid practice by using national and international documents regulating activities of the profession.
4. Independently and in a team control acute and extreme situations on site of the accident by using available human and material resources, information technologies/communication means, organise additional help providers.
5. Provide emergency medical aid directly on site or remotely for patients of different age groups, cultures, with special needs; within the limits of competences give medical preparations and make professional decisions, prepare patients for medical examinations and procedures, choose appropriate measures, apply the principles of work safety.
6. Communicate and collaborate with patients of different age, cultures, with special needs and their relatives, other specialists of health care sector and additional help providers in solving issues of professional activity in accordance with the principles of professional ethics and citizenship, disseminate professional experience, participate in vocational training of health care personnel, consult within the limits of professional competences.
7. Critically assess one‘s professional activity by reflecting professional development, being aware of the importance of life long learning.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Problem-solving assignments, literature analysis, mind mapping, computerised assignments, demonstrations, role playing games, case studies, projects, overview of scientific articles, presentations, reports, information search, analysis of scientific literature and internet resources, methods of empirical research, self-assessment of performance
Methods of assessment of learning outcomes:
Cumulative assessment system is applied (interim assessment, self-study assignment evaluation, examination). Tests, preparation and presentation of a case analysis, report on a video situation and its presentation, observation of assignment performance,
practical assignment report, portfolio method, group project presentation, presentation of individual assignments.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Subjects of general college studies 15 credits:
Professional Language (English, German), Human Safety, Information Technologies, Sign Language, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. Basics and Medical Law.
Study field subjects 137 credits:
Microbiology. Hygiene, Health Sociology, First Medical Aid, Professional Ethics, Applied Research and Methodology, Basics of Training, Electrocardiography, Anatomy, Physiology, Basics of Pathology, Communication Psychology, Biochemistry and Radiology, Introduction into Studies. General Nursing, Eye and ENT Diseases, Infectious, Skin and Venereal Diseases, Therapeutic Diseases, Diseases of the Nervous System, Mental Illnesses, Surgical Illnesses, ChildrenIllnesses.
Professional internship 39 credits:
Professional Internship of General Nursing, Professional Internship of Emergency Medical Care, Final Professional Internship.
Final evaluation 12 credits:
Final Examination, Final Thesis.
Subjects of deeper specialization in the study field 25 credits:
Specialized Help for Adults, Specialized Help for Children, Specialized Help in Cases of Injures for Children and Adults, Ergonomics, Special Pharmacology, Acute Gynecological Diseases and Special Assistance
Freely Elective courses 3 credits:
Subjects can be selected from the list in Kauno Kolegija Moodle system
Specialisations:
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Optional courses for students:
Knowledge and skills can be improved by choosing freely elective coursesfrom the list in the Moodle system.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
The studies are organized by integrating different clinical subjects. Pre-clinical practical workshops take place in simulation classrooms, the study of clinical care are organized in the primary level practice centers, secondary level hospitals and departments of the tertiary level hospital, emergency medical aid/ambulance stations. Students are offered the possibility to go for studies or work experience to the institutions of other countries on Erasmus programme. Research skills are developed by carrying out individual scientific research.
Perspectives to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates after having gained the Professional Bachelor‘s degree in Health sciences have a right to work in Emergency stations, hospitals, other health care institutions, collaborate with other team members of the health care sector.
Access to further study:
After graduating the first cycle college studies, graduates are entitled to continue studies in the second cycle study programmes in Health Sciences. Graduates can study for Master‘s degree in the programmes of Rehabilitation, Nursing, Public Health, Public Health Management, Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
