Emergency health care

The Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Prešov is an institution whose main task is to educate students in accredited non-medical study programmes at the level of contemporary knowledge, scientific and research results.

The profession of paramedic is specific in the demands placed on applicants for study, who, in addition to the necessary professional, theoretical knowledge, must also demonstrate sufficient physical fitness and mental resilience. The core knowledge topics of the study field of emergency health care are linked to the theory and practice of pre-hospital emergency health care. They synthesize knowledge from preclinical, clinical and social-behavioral disciplines to help students acquire the knowledge and skills to build a professional and personal profile as a paramedic.

The scope of study includes theoretical knowledge, practical and technical skills. Clinical exercises are an integral part of the teaching, which students will complete in basic inpatient wards, selected intensive care units, emergency medical service operations centres, mobile ambulance and ambulance ambulance services, within the fire brigade and civil defence units. Practical training includes participation in various drills, tactical interoperability exercises and specialised courses.

General characteristics of the graduate's professional profile

The graduate of studies in the field of emergency health care of the study programme paramedic will acquire knowledge of medical sciences, humanities subjects and specific subjects of emergency health care, on which the activities of a paramedic are based, in particular emergency medicine and intensive care, medical and crisis management, related medical disciplines, applied sciences such as professional communication, ethics, law and legislation.

The graduate of the first degree of higher education in the bachelor study programme in the field of study of emergency health care acquires professional competence for the performance of professional work activities of a paramedic within the meaning of the Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No. 334/2010 Coll. on the scope of practice of a paramedic in the emergency medical service. A paramedic who has acquired professional competence to perform professional work activities shall perform, independently or in cooperation with a doctor, professional work activities in emergency medical care resulting from generally binding legislation and corresponding to the scope and content of the acquired education of the minimum standard of education pursuant to Slovak Government Regulation No 296/2010 Coll. on professional competence for the exercise of the health profession, the method of further education of health professionals, the system of specialisation fields and the system of certified work activities, as amended, and the recommended study plan.

Saving human life in various situations and environments is an activity that requires people who are physically and mentally prepared at a high professional level. The profile of a graduate is characterised by the unity of moral, professional-theoretical and professional-practical competence.

The graduate of the study programme "Paramedic" is able to think independently and react promptly, purposefully, quickly, prudently and decisively in situations related to saving life and health. He/she is able to make changes, take risks, take responsibility, improvise. Is familiar with current legislation relating to the provision of health care. Can competently provide expert pre-medical first aid, including selected special procedures, in crisis and life-threatening situations. Is competent to communicate in rescue activities at a professional medical level.

Graduate knowledge:

Theoretical knowledge :

Graduate of the Emergency Health Care Medical Paramedic study programme:

• performs professional work activities in the provision of emergency health care within the scope of his/her competences,
• uses professional medical, paramedic and nursing terminology,
• understands the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating in particular to emergency medicine, emergency health care, disaster medicine, integrated rescue system,
• possesses the knowledge of the related medical sciences and humanities necessary for the practice of his/her profession,
• uses interdisciplinary knowledge in the provision of expert, individualised and comprehensive care for patients with life- or health-threatening conditions,
• applies educational methods with an emphasis on health protection, accident and emergency prevention and first aid,
• adheres to generally applicable legislative regulations and ethical, occupational health and safety standards,
• participates in research in the field of emergency medical services,
• implements the latest scientific knowledge in clinical practice,
• communicates and collaborates effectively in both horizontal and vertical interpersonal relationships,
• professionally resolves crisis situations,
• works with the use of modern information and communication systems and technologies,
• cooperates with other components of the integrated rescue system,
• knows the rules of road safety and mobile ambulance driving using warning signs,
• knows how to navigate in the terrain,
• applies the principles of disinfection and sterilisation, anti-epidemiological measures,
• works responsibly and creatively in a team, directs the activities of the rescue team when necessary,
• identifies changes in patient safety behaviours, observes safe medication administration, identifies all forms of violence.

• participates in pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance service education
• knows the distribution and forms of drugs, the action of drugs and the factors that influence them, the interrelationships of drugs, the different groups of drugs and their action on different anatomical and physiological systems, the methods and principles of the correct administration of drugs, with emphasis on their application in emergency situations
• knows the latest and expanding knowledge in selected clinical fields: internal medicine, surgery, trauma surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology and obstetrics, psychiatry, neurology with a focus on intensive and emergency medicine
• knows the theory, methods and procedures of disaster medicine
• knows the latest and expanding knowledge of psychology and ethics in the emergency services
• knows the theory of management in the professional activity of the paramedic
• know and master a foreign language at a level that enables the study of foreign professional literature and basic communication with foreigners with disabilities

Practical ability and skills (Level 1).

Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health CareBachelor of Science in Emergency Health Care

• clinical experience in a health care facility in the various departments of clinical disciplines under the professional supervision of nurses and physicians,
• practical skills in emergency medical services under the professional supervision of paramedics and in an emergency medical services operations centre.

The graduate of the bachelor's study programme in emergency health care
is able to independently:

within the framework of emergency health care

• take a basic medical history from a person in need of urgent health care, his/her relatives and other witnesses to the event,
• observe, assess and record vital signs using appropriate clinical
  and technical means,
• perform an assessment of a person's health status and make an occupational diagnosis
  within the scope of training received,
• perform initial treatment of all injuries, including bleeding,
• perform airway clearance, ensure airway patency
  and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
• use automatic and semi-automatic external defibrillators,
• provide peripheral venous access, including intraosseous, and administer saline
  to maintain patency of venous access,
• administer oxygen therapy by inhalation,
• conduct preterm labor, perform the first treatment of the newborn, nurse the parturient,
• treat pneumothorax in a non-invasive way,
• introduce gastric probes,
• introduce a urinary catheter in women,
• sample biological material when necessary,
• sample capillary blood for diagnostic purposes,
• position and immobilize the person, taking into account the extent and nature of the injury or illness, and extricate within the limits of their capabilities,
• immobilise injured parts of a person's body,
• warm or cool a person in the event of injuries caused by low or high temperatures,
• treat an amputee suitable for reimplantation,
• provide transport of the person,
• continuously monitor and ensure that the person's needs related to health, illness and dying are met,
• treat drains, peripheral vascular catheters, indwelling urinary catheters, probes, cannulas
  and stomas,
• ensure the safety of intervention,
• ensure landing pad safety and navigation of the helicopter ambulance in the field,
• provide care for the body of a dead person.

Upon written authorization from the professional representative of the appropriate emergency medical service provider and after consultation of the procedure with the physician of the appropriate emergency medical service provider, is qualified to independently administer:

• and other crystalloid solutions, not just saline,
• 40% glucose solution intravenously in diagnosed hypoglycemia,
• adrenaline intravenously, intraosseously, or endotracheally in circulatory arrest.
  • nitrates orally,
  • acetylsalicylic acid orally,
  • clopidogrel orally,
  • non-opioid analgesics orally, intramuscularly or fractionated intravenously,
  • adrenaline in anaphylactic shock.
  • treatment in cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
  • analgesics,
  • furosemide,
  • diazepam,
  • magnesium sulphuricum,
  • methylprednisolone,
  • antidotes,
  • antiemetics,
  • antihistamines
  • heparins,
  • for interclinical transport of a person, treatment as prescribed by the physician who indicated the transport.

In addition to the above, independently performed professional work activities, he/she is qualified to collaborate with a physician in:

• cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation and controlled breathing, defibrillation and administration of drugs,
  • administration of all types of medication in the prescribed manner,
  • preterm labour, treatment of the parturient and the newborn after delivery,
  • catheterisation of the bladder in children and men,
  • small surgical procedures,
  • administration of transfusion and blood derivatives,
  • deployment of esophageal compression probe.

In addition to the following professional activities, a graduate of the bachelor's degree program in emergency health care is able to:

• assist in the driving of a motor vehicle of an ambulance ambulance,
• maintain radio and telephone communication with the emergency medical service emergency operations centre and all components of the integrated rescue system
  and cooperate in navigating in the field,
• rescue persons in emergency situations in cooperation with other components of the integrated rescue system,
  • participate in the transport of a person from the scene of an incident by available ways and means.

Additional knowledge, skills and abilities of the graduate:

After graduation, the graduate is able to:

• shape and expand their professional and personal profile in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and languages,
• be reasonably adaptable in related fields, logical thinker, able to apply acquired knowledge, practical skills and problem-solving abilities,
• is able to work independently and in a team, coordinate the work of a team, continuously educate himself/herself, take a sustained interest in the development of his/her field by studying professional literature, master important manual skills, act purposefully, prudently and decisively in accordance with legal and ethical standards.
  • use knowledge of psychology and pedagogy in the education and training of new members of the rescue team.

• be able to continue their own professional and professional development,

Definition of the graduate's areas of application:

The graduate of the 1st degree of the study programme in the study field of emergency health care will be employed as:

• a paramedic in the emergency medical service as a crew member of an ambulance, ambulance, ambulance with mobile intensive care unit equipment or helicopter ambulance,
• paramedic paramedic of an emergency medical service operations centre,
• medical worker in the military health service of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic,
• health paramedic in an ambulance of the Fire Rescue Corps,
• medical rescuer in the ambulance of the Mountain Rescue Service,
• health paramedic in the emergency room.

Graduates of the paramedic study programme will be employed as professional paramedics:

• in individual components of the Integrated Rescue System in paramedic practice
• in pre-hospital emergency care
• in the emergency department
• in management
• in research
• in education and training
• in medical activities of the armed forces
• in the fire brigade
• in other forces active in saving health and life.

A graduate of study in the field of study in emergency health care of the study program paramedic from obtains a full first degree in emergency health care with an orientation to emergency health care.

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