Unit EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR HUMAN HEALTH

ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Code	A000925
CFU	4
Teacher	Giacomo Pucci
Teachers	Giacomo Pucci
Hours	36 ore - Giacomo Pucci
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector	MED/09
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Organization of out-of-hospital health assistance. Medical assistance in maxi-emergencies. Basic life support. Critical situations. First aid in medical emergencies. First aid in traumatology
Reference texts	Chiaranda - Urgenze ed emergenze. Istituzioni - Ed. Piccin. Ghirardi - Manuale del soccorso sanitario - Ed. Mc Graw Hill. Morra, Odetto, Bozza, Bozzetto, Agostinis, Bariona – Compendio di Medicina delle Grandi Emergenze – Ed. Medical System SPA
Educational objectives	Basic knowledge and methodology for a global approach to the management of medical emergencies. Knowledge of the main health problems associated with major emergencies
Prerequisites	Knowledge of the principles of anatomy and physiology. Biological and General clinic knowledge.
Teaching methods	E-learning
Other information
Learning verification modality	Written exam
Extended program	Organization of out-of-hospital health assistance - The urgency / emergency system - The emergency vehicles - Responsibilities and competences Medical assistance in maxi-emergencies - Definition - Ethical and legislative aspects - Organization of medical aid - Triage models in maxi-emergencies - Integration and sectorization - The rescue chain - Disaster medicine Basic life support - Pathophysiological principles - Tools and procedures - Potential and limits - Defibrillation - PBLS - BLS in special situations - Airway obstruction Critical situations - respiratory failure - distributive shock - Multi-organ failure - coma First aid in medical emergencies - Definition of vital functions - Anaphylaxis - Syncope and epilepsy - Chest pain - Bleeding - Burns - heat damage - Frostbite - damage from hypothermia - Hyper-hypobaropathies - Electrocution damage - Animal bites - Drowning - Toxicological emergencies and emergencies First aid in traumatology - Out-of-hospital triage - Principles and methodology - Evaluation of vital parameters - Injuries of the dorsal spine - Traumatology in high-risk clinical conditions

DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY IN EMERGENCY

Code	A000926
CFU	4
Teacher	Elisa Delvecchio
Teachers	Elisa Delvecchio Claudia Mazzeschi (Codocenza)
Hours	14 ore - Elisa Delvecchio 6 ore (Codocenza) - Claudia Mazzeschi
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector	M-PSI/07
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The course is devoted to introduce students to disaster psychology. Personal and interpersonal reactions to disasters will be discussed.
Reference texts	English references and texts are available upon requests
Educational objectives	The main aim is to inform about the most common psychological reactions during the disasters
Prerequisites	No
Teaching methods	The course will take place as face-to-face class for most of the topics.
Learning verification modality	Oral examination In case a student intends to anticipate his/her exam in a year preceding the one it is scheduled in his/her curriculum, it is recommended to anticipate as well the attendance of the lessons and to schedule the exam in the first useful session after the lessons have been concluded
Extended program	1. Disasters in Italy; 2. Psychological processes during disasters; 3. Psychosocial consequences during disasters; 4. Common reactions experienced by the relatives of disaster victims; 5. Disaster relief workers: pros and cons. 6. How communities face disasters. 7. Psychosocial intervention after a disaster; 8. How to prepare for disasters.