First Aid (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The Student
- is able to act based on evidence on his/her own initiative in different emergency situations in the most common illness and emergency situations taking into consideration safety and the need of mental first aid.

Content (course unit)

- recognition of emergency situations and call for help
- first aid for a person who is unconscious or suffering from a fit
- basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and CPR-D (defibrillation) of children or adults
- first aid of trauma patients
- mental first aid

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
Student
- is able to apply his / her knowledge of first aid in case of illness and accident in a versatile way and to look at the first aid from several different perspectives and to give first aid justifying his / her own actions
- takes into account personal and other safety when providing first aid

Fail
Student
- not able to justify first aid
- does not take safety considerations into account when giving first aid

Exam schedules

Moodle -test; passing limit is 80%. The test must be passed during the course

Assessment methods and criteria

Moodle-test 1 cr evaluation pass/fail
Task 1 cr evaluation pass/fail
CPR training, 0 cr , 100% active attendance, CPR performance evaluation pass/ fail
First Aid in accident training 0 cr, 100% active attendance, evaluation pass/fail

First Aid OSCEs 0 cr, 100% active attendance, evaluation pass/fail

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Groupwork, contact classes, flipped learning, independent learning, Moodle-working, simulations and e-tests.

Learning materials

In Finnish:
(Ensiapu. SPR.2017
Oppiportti: Elvytys)

HEALTH VILLAGE EMERGENCYHUB.FI
British Red Cross https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid

All the material provided by the teachers.

Student workload

Total 2 cr x 27 h = 54 hours of study

Content scheduling

6 h theory (2h+4h), (task-presentations 4h), practicing in small groups 2 x 3 h ja 1x4 h
Independent study 38h

Completion alternatives

None

Practical training and working life cooperation

None

International connections

None

Further information

Goals
The student
- can work independently following evidence-based knowledge
- gains the confidence to act in an emergency
-can begin and provide first aid safety in a range of emergency situations

Content
- recognizing an emergency and calling additional help
- first aid for someone who is unresponsive and breathing
- first aid for someone (child or adult) who is unresponsive and not breathing when an AED (automated external defibrillator) is available
- first aid for some who have had an accident
- Mental first aid

The implementation plan can be updated before the orientation of the course.

If the student has a valid Red Cross card First Aid I or First Aid II or these courses has been attended within less than three years, contact your First Aid teacher well BEFORE the start of the course. You need a certificate of the First Aid course with you when you go to meet the teacher. More detailed information is provided during that meeting

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- can apply his / her knowledge of First Aid in case of illness or accident in many ways
-can give first aid justifying his / her own actions
- considers personal and other safety when providing first aid

Fail:
The student
- cannot justify the given First Aid
- when providing First Aid works unsafety