30832 - Traumatology and First Aid

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the student will be able to recognize and classify the type of trauma, the traumatic mechanism and the diagnostic protocol of the most common injury the can occur during recreational or professional sport activity.

Moreover, this course is designed to train student to help sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available. By the end of the course participants should be able to effectively recognize and provide a first aid care response to those who need basic emergency care.

 

Course contents

TRAUMATOLOGY:

 

1) clinical examination of the knee

2) knee injury and luxation

3) meniscal pathology

4) ligamentous injuries of the knee

5) tendinous injuries of the knee

6) Clinical examination of the shoulder 

7) rotator cuff lesion

8) acute shoulder dislocation and shoulder instability

9) AC luxation

10) painful pronation

12) clinical examination of the spine

13) clinical examination of the ankle

14) ankle distorsion

15) achillis tendon lesion

16) clinical examination of the hip

17) groin pain

18) hip pain in the sportsman

19) chd

20) traumatic hip dislocation

21) fracture: general principles, clinical examination, complications

22) inferior arm fracture

23) superior arm fracture

24) muscolare trauma

 

FIRST AID CARE:

1) basic life support principles

2) sport, overtraining, doping

3) articular trauma and their treatment

4) emorragia, shock, cardiovascular problem during sport

Readings/Bibliography

BOOk: Manuale di Ortopedia e Traumatologia - di S. Giannini e C. Faldini (Edizioni Minerva Medica) + power point slides

Teaching methods

frontal lessons

Assessment methods

written and or oral examination

Teaching tools

power point presentation

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Zaffagnini

See the website of Salvatore Mosca