Study Guide

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

Assessment methods and criteria

pass/fail
CPR training, 100% active attendance, CPR performance evaluation pass/ fail
First Aid in accident training 100% active attendance, evaluation pass/fail
Seminar pass/fail, active attendance

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Will be updated

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

Learning materials

https://www.redcross.fi/first-aid/first-aid-instructions/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid
https://www.cprguidelines.eu/

All the material provided by the teachers.

Student workload

Total 2 cr x 27 h = 54 hours of study

Content scheduling

Orientation and Finnish language integration
practicing in small groups 2 x 4 h
seminar 1 x 4 h (presentations)
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

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