Emergency Medicine 2 (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

-is able to apply medical and pharmacological knowledge in emergency care
-recognizes acute illnesses, knows the pathophysiology of the diseases and is able to examine and take care of the patients outside the hospital and during transportation
-is able to examine and treat traumatically injured patients outside the hospital and during transportation
-knows the therapeutic effects and appropriate use of medications and fluids used in emergency care
-knows the available equipment and different procedures required in airway management
-is able to apply the knowledge of forensic medicine and pathology in emergency situations

Content (course unit)

-Cardiology
-Neurology
-Anaesthesiology
-Traumatology
-Pediatrics in emergency care
-Pharmacology
-Forensic medicine and pathology

Prerequisites (course unit)

At the beginning of Advanced Level Emergency Care studies, the student must have completed 140 credits of studies. These should include studies in Anatomy and Physiology, The Basic Level Emergency Care skills and Supervised Clinical Trainings 1-5.

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

-knows the role of medical and pharmacological knowledge in emergency care
-knows acute illnesses and the pathophysiology of most diseases and is able to examine and take care of the patients according to the protocol outside the hospital and during transportation
-is able to examine and treat traumatically injured patients according to the protocol outside the hospital and during transportation
-knows the therapeutic effects and appropriate use of most medications and fluids used in emergency care
-knows the available equipment and most procedures required in airway management
-knows the role of forensic medicine and pathology in emergency situations

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

-understands the role of medical and pharmacological knowledge in emergency care
-recognizes acute illnesses, knows the pathophysiology of the diseases and is able to examine and take care of the patients holistically outside the hospital and during transportation
-is able to examine and treat holistically traumatically injured patients outside the hospital and during transportation
-knows the therapeutic effects and appropriate and safe use of medications and fluids used in emergency care
-knows and is able to use the available equipment and different procedures required in airway management
-is able to apply the knowledge of forensic medicine and pathology in emergency situations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

-understands and is able to apply widely medical and pharmacological knowledge in emergency care
-recognizes acute illnesses, knows the pathophysiology of the diseases and is able to examine and treat holictically and appropriately patients outside the hospital and during transportation
-is able to examine and treat holictically and appropriately traumatically injured patients outside the hospital and during transportation
-knows the therapeutic effects and appropriate and safe use of medications and fluids used in emergency care
-is able to use the available equipment and all different procedures required in airway management
-is able to apply the knowledge of forensic medicine and pathology in emergency situations

Exam schedules

Ensihoitolääketieteen verkkoluentojen tentti on auki 6.10.2025 - 31.01.2025. Mahdolliset uusintasuoritukset sovitaan vastuuopettaja Hannu Tuhkasen kanssa.
Tentissä läpipääsyraja 70% maksimipisteistä.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Ensihoitolääketieteen verkkoluennot.
Patologian luento (pakollinen läsnäolo)
Avaussali (pakollinen läsnäolo)

Learning materials

XAMK:n ensihoitolääketieteen luentopaketti.
Patolgian luennot ja avaussali.

Completion alternatives

Ei vaihtoehtoisia suoritustapoja. Poissaolo patologian luennoilta ja avaussalista korvataan seuraavan ryhmän mukana vuonna 2026.

Further information

Patologian ja oikeuslääketieteen opetuksessa 100% läsnäolovelvollisuus. Poissaolo korvataan vuoden 2026 toteutuksella eli läsnäolo patologian ja oikeuslääketieteen opetuksessa on peruste kurssin läpipääsemiseksi.