Course Title- Clinical procedures and instruments emergency services
Course Code- PECT121T
COURSE DESCRIPTION- The course is designed to help the students to develop an understanding of the philosophy, objectives, theories and process of accident and emergency care technology in various supervised clinical setting. It is aimed at helping the students to acquire knowledge; understanding and skills in techniques of practice them in supervised clinical settings.
COURSE OBJECTIVES-
• Students will learn how to handle different instrument used in emergency situations.
• Students will learn about the clinical procedures in emergency room.
• Students will learn how to handle patients in emergency Situations.
• Students also learn about the infections control protocols.
LEARNING OUTCOMES-
· Improve the handling skill, knowledge regarding emergency medical instruments.
· Build the carrier as a emergency medical technician.
· Students will acquire knowledge regarding various medical instruments,
· Create the job opportunity in the healthcare industry as emergency technician.
COURSE STRUCTURE-
Unit I-INSTRUMENTATION IN EMERGENCY SERVICES
Introduction to biomedical engineering, ECG, DC Defibrillator, Intravenous pumps
Laryngoscope, ambubag, suction machine,SPO2 monitoring, Temperature monitoring
BP apparatus, BP monitoring-NIBP, IBP, Ventilators-Intensive care, portable, power generation, transmission & distribution
Manual resuscitator,
Radiology equipment & radiation hazards, suction machine
Nebuliser, medical gases, ambulance and its power supply, dialysis machine, infant warmer & incubator
Unit II- CLINICAL PROCEDURE IN EMEREGENCY ROOMPulse assessment
Respiratory assessment
Temperature assessment
Blood pressure assessment
Endotracheal intubation and extubation and drugs through ET tube
Tracheostomy insertion and management
Suctioning an artificial airway, nasotracheal suctioning, insertion of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airway
Mechanical ventilation
Intercostal drain
Thoracocentesis
Unit III-
Pulse oximetry
Carbon dioxide monitoring, capnometry
Oxygen therapy
Delivery systems for inhaled medication
Nebulizers
Metered dose inhaler
Cardiac monitoring, Central venous pressure monitoring
Insertion of arterial line
Central venous cannulation Transcutaneous cardiac pacing, Percardiocentesis, Cardioversion, Defibrillation
Cannulating umbilical vein, Indication, procedure, drugs through umbilical vein, complication
Intraosseous Infusion, Indication, Procedure, Drugs through intraosseous line, complication
UnitIV-
Gastrointestinal procedures, Insertion of nasogastric tube, Insertion of enteral feeding tube and initiation of feedings, Gastric lavage, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Insertion of rectal tube, paracentesis,peritoneal lavage.
Poison decontamination, activated charcoal. whole bowl irrigation
Genitourinary procedures, urethral catheterization ,peritoneal dialysis
Placement and management of external arteriovenous shunt,contionous arteriovenous hemofiltration
Intravenous therapy,Insertion of intravenous catheter
administration of parenteral nutrition
Blood administration
Evaluation-
· Internal I- 10%
· Internal II- 10%
· Mid –term- 30%
· End –term- 50%
References-
· Waugh-Ross & Wilson Anatomy &Physiology,2008,Elsevier
· Biochemistry for Nurses-Raju.S.M,Maddali Bindu
- Teacher: Prasenjit Deb