- Docente: Giorgio Bedogni
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/09
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Professional education (cod. 8477)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student:
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knows the main pathophysiological and clinical characteristics of certain diseases of internal medicine interest, with particular regard to some emergency situations, selected based on their exemplarity.
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is able to highlight the problems that can put people's lives at risk and that may occur more frequently in emergency settings.
Course contents
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Becoming a First Aider
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How to prepare
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Protection from infection
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How to help an injured/sick person
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Requesting help
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Remembering your own needs
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Managing an Incident
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Action in an emergency
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Traffic accidents
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Fires
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Electrical accidents
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Water accidents
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Mass casualties
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Assessing a patient
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Mechanisms of injury
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Primary survey
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Secondary survey
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Head-to-toe examination
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Monitoring vital signs
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The Unconscious Patient
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Unconscious adult
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How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
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Breathing Problems
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Airway obstruction
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Choking
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Strangulation
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Inhalation of fumes
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Drowning
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Hyperventilation
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Asthma
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Penetrating chest wound
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Wounds and Circulation
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Shock
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External bleeding
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Internal bleeding
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Amputation
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Crush injury
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Cuts and scrapes
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Hematoma/Bruising
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Blisters
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Wounds
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Infected wound
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Foreign body in a wound
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Scalp and head wounds
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Eye wound
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Bleeding from the ear
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Epistaxis/Nosebleed
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Bleeding from the mouth
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Injuries to Bones, Joints, and Muscles
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Fractures
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Dislocations
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Strains and sprains
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Head trauma
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Facial trauma
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Clavicle (Collarbone) injury
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Shoulder injury
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Upper Arm injury
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Elbow injury
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Forearm and wrist injuries
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Hand and finger injuries
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Rib injury
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Pelvic fracture
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Spinal injury
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Hip and thigh injuries
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Lower leg injuries
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Knee injury
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Ankle injury
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Foot and toe injuries
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Cramps
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Effects of Heat and Cold
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Assessing a burn
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Serious burns and scalds
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Minor burns and scalds
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Airway burns
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Electrical burn
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Chemical burn
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Dehydration
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Sunburn
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Heat exhaustion
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Heatstroke
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Hypothermia
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Frostbite
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Foreign Bodies, Poisoning, Bites and Stings
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Types of poisons
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Drug poisoning
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Alcohol poisoning
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Animal and human bites
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Insect sting
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Tick bite
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Other bites and stings
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Snake bite
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Medical Conditions
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Angina
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Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction
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Stroke/Apoplexy
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Hyperglycemia
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Hypoglycemia
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Seizures in Adults
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Fever
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Meningitis
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Fainting (Syncope)
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Allergy
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Anaphylactic Shock
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Headache
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Abdominal Pain
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Emergency First Aid
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Action in an emergency
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CPR for an adult
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Compression-Only CPR (Hands-Only CPR)
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Heart Attack
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Stroke
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Choking in an adult
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Meningitis
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Asthma
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Anaphylactic Shock
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Severe External Bleeding
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Shock
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Head Trauma
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Spinal Injury
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Broken Bones/Fractures
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Burns and Scalds
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Seizures in Adults
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Swallowed Poisons
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Hypoglycemia
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Readings/Bibliography
American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP First Aid Manual 5th Edition: The Step-by-Step Guide for Everyone. US: Dorling Kindersley Limited; 2014.
Austin M, Crawford R, Armstrong VJ. Manuale di primo soccorso. Guida completa per ogni emergenza. Tecniche Nuove; 2023.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination (multiple-choice questions)
Teaching tools
Course handouts
Office hours
See the website of Giorgio Bedogni