| CODE | NUR1144 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | First Aid and Basic Life Support | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides students with the knowledge and skills required to administer first aid in an emergency situation. Through the practical competence-based approach that is adopted throughout the study-unit, students have the opportunity to develop competence and confidence in first aid by engaging with simulated emergency situations in a safe training environment. The study-unit is designed around the three aims of emergency care, namely to preserve life, to prevent worsening of the condition and to promote recovery; which determine the objectives to be met, as appropriate at this level of first aid and life support. Topics include: - Principles of first aid; - Casualty assessment; - Unresponsiveness; - Sudden cardiac arrest; - Bleeding and shock; - Serious trauma; - Sudden acute illness; - Environmental emergencies; - Serious incidents, multiple casualty and disaster situations; and - Minor injuries and illness. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to be able to deal with emergency and life-threatening situations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define an emergency situation, and discuss the provision of first aid in view of the three aims of emergency care; - Discuss the roles of the first aider in an emergency situation and the chain of help; - Discuss the development of a clinical emergency with regards to airway, breathing and circulatory compromise; - Describe the appropriate first aid actions for emergency and life-threatening conditions; - Describe the appropriate first aid actions for common minor and non-life-threatening injuries and illness; and - Describe the appropriate actions in a serious incident, an incident involving multiple casualties, or a disaster situation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess an emergency situation quickly and calmly; - Protect themselves, bystanders and casualties from any danger; - Assess the condition of all casualties and identify the need for immediate care; - Administer first aid for life threatening injuries relative to airway, breathing and circulation; - Administer first aid for serious injuries and sudden acute illness; and - Administer first aid for common non-life threatening injuries and illness. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Austin, M., Crawford, R. & Klaasen, B. (2021). First Aid Manual (11th ed.). Dorling Kindersley. Supplementary Readings: - Anaphylaxis UK. (2023). About Anaphylaxis. https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/about-anaphylaxis/. - European Resuscitation Council. (2021). Basic Life Support with Automated External Defibrillation. (ISBN: 9789492543776). - European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Available from https://cprguidelines.eu/assets/guidelines/European-Resuscitation-Council-Guidelines-2021-Ba.pdf. - European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First Aid. Available from https://cprguidelines.eu/assets/guidelines/European-Resuscitation-Council-Guidelines-2021-Fi.pdf. - Hammett, E. (2022). Catastrophic Bleeding and Tourniquets. Available from https://onlinefirstaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/First-aid-for-stabbings-min.pdf. - Johanniter International. (2019). An Introduction to First Aid: European First Aid Guidelines. Avaialble from https://www.firstaidjoin.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Final-Version_EN.pdf. - UK Resuscitation Council. (2021). Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines. Available from https://www.resus.org.uk/library/2021-resuscitation-guidelines/adult-basic-life-support-guidelines. - UK Resuscitation Council. (2021). Paediatric Basic Life Support Guidelines. Available from https://www.resus.org.uk/library/2021-resuscitation-guidelines/paediatric-basic-life-support-guidelines. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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