COURSE SYLLABUS
M7001H Medical Science in Emergency Care, 7.5 Credits
Medical Science in Emergency Care
Valid for the period
Höst 2014 Lp 1 - Tillsvidare
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Course syllabus established
by the head of the Department of Health Sciences 15/05/2007
Revised
by the head of the Dept of Health Sciences 16/06/2014
Education
cycle
Second cycle
code
Second cycle
A1N
Grading scale
Subject
Fail, Pass, Pass with
distinction
Medical
Science
Subject group
(SCB)
Medicine
Entry requirements
Licensed nurse and Bachelor's degree in nursing or the equivalent.
Selection
Credit 20-285 credits
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should:

Demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge in topographic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and
cardiology

Assess, organise and initiate treatment of a seriously ill/injured individual

Demonstrate a professional attitude in teamwork

Perform and organise the treatment of a person with cardiac arrest according to CPR Council guidelines
for CPR

Be able to describe quantitative research methods for data collection and analysis

Be able to describe the specialist nurse intervention in a disaster situation

Be able to describe and apply hospital hygienic principles within emergency care
The student should on completion of the course have acquired and be able to account for theoretical knowledge
in topographic anatomy, physiology, acute medical and surgical diseases, trauma and its causes and treatment,
in order to be able to analyse, reflect and, in collaboration with medical expertise, diagnose and carry out care
and treatment. Furthermore, the student should be able to give pharmacological treatment according to
scientifically proven method. This knowledge constitutes a basis for coming nursing and placement courses and is
a precondition for giving secure and safe nursing.
Course content
Topographic anatomy
Traumatology
Physiology
Cardiology
Infection control in emergency care
Pharmacology with pharmaceutical calculation
Acute infectious conditions
Scientific methodology
CPR
Emergency medicine
Course delivery
Teaching and learning take place through individual literature studies, lectures and seminars. Within different
working methods active knowledge acquisition, group discussions and reflection are stimulated. As support for the
individual studies the students are offered lectures via distance-bridging technology. The studies are carried out
by means of detailed objectives and instructions in the study guide of the course.
Examination
The course is examined with written individual examination and seminar or take-home examination.
Alternative examination formats may be used.
Additional information
This course is given for second-cycle studies.
Study supervision is provided in the course room in Fronter.
Passing this course constitutes specific entry requirements for placement courses.
O7012H, O7018H, O7021H.
Transitional regulations
This course replaces HMV054
Examiner
Yelverton Tegner - Professor
Literature. Valid from Autumn 2014 LP 1. (May be changed up to 10 weeks before study
start.)
Djurfeldt, G., Larsson, R.& Stjärnhagen, O. (2010). Statistisk verktygslåda 1: samhällsvetenskaplig orsaksanalys
med kvantitativa metoder. (2nd ed.) Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Feneis, H. & Dauber, W.(2006 or later). Anatomisk bildordbok. 5th ext. ed. Stockholm: Liber
Or:
Netter, F. H. (2006 or later). Atlas of human anatomy. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier Saunders
Hall, J.E. & Guyton, A.C. (2011). Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. (12th ed.) Philadelphia, PA:
Saunders/Elsevier.
Lennquist, S. (ed.) (2007). Traumatologi. 1st ed. Stockholm: Liber
Norlén, P. & Lindström, E. (ed.) (2009). Pharmacology. Stockholm: Liber.
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2012). Nursing research: generating and assessing evidence left nursing practice. 9th
ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Rüter, A., Nilsson, H. & Vikström, T. (2006). Sjukvårdsledning vid olycka och katastrof: från skadeplats till
vårdplats. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Svenska rådet för hjärt-lungräddning HLR-rådet. Avancerad hjärt-lungräddning till vuxen: kursbok med
webbutbildning. Stockholm: Svenska rådet för hjärt-lungräddning; 2011.
Wallentin, L. & Lindahl, B. (ed.) (2010). Akut kranskärlssjukdom. (4th ed.) Stockholm: Liber.
Willman, A., Stoltz, P. & Bahtsevani, C.(2011). Evidensbaserad omvårdnad: en bro mellan forskning & klinisk
verksamhet. (3rd [rev.] ed.) Lund: Studentlitteratur.
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Course provider
Department of Health Sciences
Examination format
Test number Type
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
0010
CPR education according to the latest guidelines
Written assignment - Seminar
Written examination physiology
Written examination traumatology
Written examination topographic anatomy
Written examination cardiology
Credits Grades
0.5
2.5
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
Fail, Pass#
Fail, Pass#
Fail, Pass, Pass with distinction
Fail, Pass, Pass with distinction
Fail, Pass, Pass with distinction
Fail, Pass, Pass with distinction
Do you want to know more about the contents of the course?
Ulrica Strömbäck, ulrica.stromback@ltu.se, 0920-49 25 43