Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaEmergency Medicine: Clinical History and Semiology
Module: Formación clínica humana
Matter: Urgencias y emergencias
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. José Gregorio ZORRILLA - jgzorrilla@uic.es
Office hours
Teaching Profesor (CReA): Dr. José Zorrilla Riveiro
Ask for interview at jgzorrilla@uic.es
The European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) define this area of learning as the one based in the knowledge and skills required for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all kind of emergencies, either illnesses and traumatisms that affect patients of all ages with a wide spectrum of physical and cognitive disorders. In this specialty time is always critical.
In 2008, a pan-european survey in 33 countries about the development of Emergency Medicine into the undergraduate studies demonstrate that in 14 of such 33 countries the Emergency Medicine has not any slot in the Schools of Medicine.
In our country, Emergency Medicine as a separate specialty does not exist yet, either in the undergraduate or postgraduate level.
The International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) delineated a model for teaching Emergency Medicine for undergraduate students of Medicine. This model requires a huge amount of hours, which we have adapted to the level and time available in our University.
To enroll in the course, the student must have passed all the subjects of previous courses
The student should have the basic knowledge about the different pathologic conditions that appear in the organism.
- Learning a fundamental knowledge on medicine applied in emergencies and the ability of evaluating and immediately treating the most common emergency conditions.
- Learning the skills of basic vital support, including diagnosis, first treatment and basic related skills.
- Learning the Advanced Life Support skills.
- Learning the skills for differentiate and treat common acute symptoms.
- Learning the severity criteria for each acute problem in emergency medicine.
- Learning the management of severe traumatisms, including mobilization and fixation, initial assessment and secondary assessment.
- Learning the basic skills in procedures as airway management and venous catheterization.
- Learning triage of patients with the most urgent conditions.
- Support the relevance of questions in history and examination features.
- Build a differential diagnosis about the symptoms and signs of the patient as to ascribe to a single syndrome most commonly observed in emergency medicine.
- Discuss surgical decisions when indicated.
- Draw a therapeutic plan in Emergency based on the pathologic features upon arrival.
- Apply the resuscitation skills.
Chapter 1. Urgencies and emergencies. Definition and assessment. Clinical reasoning in emergencies. (Masterclass. Online class). Dr. José Zorrilla.
Chapter 2. Criteria of severity of the patient in the emergency room. Activation codes. The emergency. (Masterclass. Online class). Dr. Rafael Fernández.
Chapter 3. Assessment of patients with respiratory diestress (Skills Lab) Dr. Jose Zorrilla.
Chapter 4. Assessment of patients with palpitations. (Skills Lab) Dr. De Luis Sánchez .
Chapter 5. Assessment of patients with chest pain. (Case Method).Dr. De Luis Sánchez .
Chapter 6. Assessment of patients with abdominal pain. (Case Method). Dr. De Luis Sánchez
Chapter 7. Patients with acute alteration of consciousness and assessment the comatose patient. (Case Method).Dr. De Luis Sánchez
Chapter 8. The politrauma patient. Initial assessment. (Masterclass) Dr. Jose Zorrilla.
Chapter 9. Moblization of trauma patients (Skills Lab). Dr. José Zorrilla.
Chapter 10. Sepsis and septic shock. (Case Method). Dr. Rafael Fernandez.
Chapter 11. Emergency related to glycemic descompensation. (Case Method). Dr. José Zorrilla.
Chapter 12. Interdisciplinary approach (doctor-nursing) for breathlessness patient. (with Medicine and Nursing students). (Skills Lab) Dra. Montserrat Virumbrales
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· J. Lloret, J.Muñoz, V. Artigas, L.H. Allende, G. Vazquez. PROTOCOLOS TERAPÉUTICOS DE URGENCIAS. Ed. Masson
· L. Jiménez Murillo, F.J. Montero Pérez. MEDICINA DE URGENCIAS Y EMERGENCIAS. GUÍA DIAGNÓSTICA Y PROTOCOLOS DE ACTUACIÓN. Ed. Elsevier.
· Quesada, J.M. Rabanal. PROCEDIMIENTOS TÉCNICOS EN URGENCIAS Y EMERGENCIAS. Ed. Ergon.
· Quesada, J.M. Rabanal. ACTUALIZACIÓN EN EL MANEJO DEL TRAUMA GRAVE. Ed Ergon
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