Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | HYGIENE AND EMERGENCY THERAPEUTICS | ||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA305 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | · Evolution of Hygiene up to the present time. · Effect of food and nutrition (constituents, caloric supply, dietary habits) on human health and health problems like cardiovascular, cancer, neurodegeneration. · Effect of drinking water, water resources, reservoirs and supply. Water processing. · Clothing and health. · Houses and city roads. · Climate, temperature, humidity, winds, sunlight and health. · Health problems in professional environments. · Environmental pollutants and health problems. · Contagious diseases, epidemics and illegal emigration, sterilization, disinfection, antiseptics. Introduction to demography, changes of population, birth control, abortions and immigration. · Contribution of hygiene to human development and prosperity. · Health systems in advanced countries. · Obligations of states and of citizens. · Emergency treatment of sudden loss of consciousness, heart failure, stroke, colici of urinary, gastrointestinal system and other acute pain syndromes. · First aids in convulsive situations, apnoea, hyperpyrexia and bone fractures, as well as other common cases of emergency, up to the moment the medical assistance is present, or the arrival of the ambulance. · Teaching simple and fairly safe operations, like intramuscular or subcutaneous injections or various types of resuscitation. · Laboratory work: Determination of microbial load of milk; Determination of milk lipids; Examination of city water quality; Microscopic and chemical examination of clothing fibres; Determination of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd) or polychrorophenyl in environmental samples; Performing intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; Demonstration and exercising artificial respiration and other resuscitating actions. | ||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer-based presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |