Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | FIRST AID | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | FIA100 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | · Fundamentals of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in the human body. The physiology of the heart, respiratory arrest and insufficiency (airway obstruction, central respiratory arrest), Coronary artery disease (arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease), Angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), collaboration of the heart and the lungs, actions for survival, sudden cardiac death (cardiac arrest).
· The chain of survival. Early access, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation, early advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).
· Adult basic life support. Citizen response to cardiopulmonary emergencies, survival rates from cardiac arrest, Indications for Basic Life Support (BLS) such as respiratory and cardiac arrest, the sequence of BLS (assessment, emergency medical services - EMS activation and the ABC’s of CPR), the CPR procedure (airway, breathing, circulation), CPR performed by one or two rescuers, foreign- body airway obstruction management.
· Special resuscitation situations. Stroke, hypothermia, near-drowning, cardiac arrest associated with trauma, electric shock and lightning strike, pregnancy, allergies, asphyxiation.
· Pediatric Basic life support. Epidemiology and prevention of common childhood injuries, the sequence of pediatric basic life support (BLS) – the ABC’s of CPR and emergency medical services (EMS) activation, coordination of compressions and rescue breathing, foreign body airway obstruction (manual removal of foreign bodies, back blows and chest thrusts in infants, the Heimlich maneuver in childs), basic life support in trauma.
· Ethical and legal considerations. Values in decision making, continuing or discontinuing CPR, legal mandates.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The structure of the class consists of lectures, class discussions and workshops to provide the students with the fundamental theoretical and practical background. Students get the opportunity to “put hands on practice” in class, in a variety of situations and get feedback for their treatment.
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |