Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student:
- is able to apply medical and other scientific knowledge in emergency care for adults and children
- is able to interpret abnormalities in the electrocardiogram (ECG) as the basis for a preliminary diagnosis in adult and children treatment
- knows the underlying causes of gynaecological pain
- recognises the potential problems of early pregnancy
- is able to deliver a child outside the hospital
- recognises obstetric emergency situations
- knows the special features of children's fluid therapy
- is able to act in acute situations involving an ill child of different ages

Content (course unit)

Cardiology
Obstetrics
Paediatrics

Prerequisites (course unit)

The Basic Skills of Emergency Care are completed.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
- knows the basics of cardiology, obstetrics and paediatric diseases
- is able to interpret abnormalities in the ECG as the basis for a preliminary diagnosis
- knows the guiding principles of care decisions when taking care of gynaecological patients, pregnant clients or clients in labour, and newborn babies
- knows about obstetric emergency situations and knows how to deliver a baby outside the hospital
- knows the basic principles of children's fluid therapy
- is able to describe in general the treatment of ill children of different ages in acute situations

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
- knows the basics of cardiology, obstetrics and paediatric diseases
- is able to interpret abnormalities in the ECG as the basis for a preliminary diagnosis
- is able to describe the principles guiding care decisions based on evidence-based knowledge when taking care of gynaecological patients, pregnant clients or clients in labour, and newborns
- is able to describe activities in obstetric emergency situations and delivery outside the hospital
- knows the principles of children's fluid therapy
- is able to describe the activities in acute care situations of children of different ages and is able to act accordingly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to apply knowledge of cardiology, obstetrics and pediatric diseases in emergency care
- is able to interpret abnormalities in the ECG as the basis for a preliminary diagnosis
- is able to apply the principles which guide the care decisions when taking care of gynaecological patients, pregnant clients or clients in labour, and newborns
- is able to apply knowledge in obstetric emergency situations and in the delivery of a baby outside the hospital
- masters the principles of children's fluid therapy
- is able to apply the principles guiding care decisions in acute situations involving ill children of different ages and to act in accordance with them

Assessment scale

0-5