ANESTHESIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE CARE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

AS32C3C

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in HEALTH ASSISTANCE

Disciplinary Sector:

Anaesthesiology

Is part of:

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

VETRUGNO Luigi

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

As required by the academic regulations

Objectives

To know the main issues related to the health organization in relation to anesthesiology - resuscitation practices in the management of the critical and surgical patient. To understand the principles of pain therapy. To learn how to interact with the medical-nursing team in the intra-hospital management of patient

Contents

The course aims to address the issues of anesthesia and resuscitation and emergency-urgency that lead to a transversal collaboration in a hospital-territory context. These notions aim to manage the patient, even the complex one, in a "continuum" of care.

Extended Syllabus

Early recognition of emergencies and activation of aid. The issue regards general anesthesia, the pharmacological and non-pharmacological coma. In emergencies, the manoeuvres of airways management and foreign body expulsion. BLS will be illustrated. The role of treating pain.

Recommended Bibliography

Material provided by the course teachers (slides, lecture notes)

Teaching Methods

Frontal lectures, discussion of clinical cases, BLS training

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The students' learning test will take place through an oral exam and the final assessment will be expressed in thirtieths. The topics covered by the exam will reflect those covered during teaching and present in the program, developed in a way that leads students to reflect on the issues of the discipline. A correct use of medical terminology and a clear and concise presentation that allow to understand the logical connections between different issues is necessary to pass the exam.

Contacts/More Information

The teacher will be available for students by appointment on email contact: luigi.vetrugno@unich.it
teaching experts: Dr.ssa Elisabetta Saraceni
e-mail: betta.saraceni@gmail.com

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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