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First Aid in Oral Health Care (1 cr)

Code: 7G00GM79-3002

General information


Enrolment period

20.09.2025 - 19.10.2025

Timing

20.10.2025 - 21.12.2025

Credits

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene

Teachers

  • Eetu Suomalainen

Person in charge

Eetu Suomalainen

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • 25SHG

Small groups

  • Small group 1
  • Small group 2

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will gain the skills to act in the most common medical emergencies and accidents.

• Student is able toe to provide first aid based on evidence independently, considering safety and the need for psychological first aid in common medical emergencies and accidents.

Content (course unit)

• Recognizing emergencies and calling for additional assistance, examining the patient using the ABCD method.
• Providing first aid to an unconscious person and someone experiencing a seizure.
• Basic life support for children and adults, including PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for accident victims.
• Psychological first aid.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Accepted:
• student can independently provide first aid based on evidence in common illness and accident situations
• student considers their own and others' safety when providing first aid
• student recognizes the need for psychological first aid

Failled:
• student cannot justify the first aid provided based on evidence

Assessment scale

0-5