Study Guide

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- providing medical assistance to an ill or injured person on board
- patient examination and recording the research findings
- leading the planning, implementation and evaluation of ship health and medical care
- maintaining a pharmacy and is able to prescribe and dispense medicines safely
- managing the techniques of drug treatment implementation
- is able to ask the doctor for instructions and actions according to the instructions s/he has received, Radiomedical
- principles of aseptic and aseptic work
- additional accident prevention and risks deployment

Content

Care of casualty involving:
- head and spinal injuries
- injuries of ear, nose, throat and eyes
- external and internal bleeding
- burns, scalds and frostbite
- fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries
- wounds, wound healing and infection
- pain relief
- techniques of sewing and clamping
- management of acute abdominal conditions
- minor surgical treatment
- dressing and bandaging

Aspects of nursing:
- general principles
- nursing care

Diseases, including:
- medical conditions and emergencies
- sexually transmitted diseases
- tropical and infectious diseases

Alcohol and drug abuse

Dental care

Gynecology, pregnancy and childbirth

Medical care of rescued persons

Death at sea

Hygiene

Disease prevention including:
- disinfection, disinfestation, de-ratting
- vaccinations

Keeping records and copies of applicable regulations:
- keeping medical records
- international and national maritime medical regulations

External assistance, including:
- radio-medical advice
- transportation of the ill and injured, including helicopter evacuation
- medical care of sick seafarers involving cooperation with port health authorities or out-patient wards in port

Materials

- Ship Nursing Handbook, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Kustannus Oy Duodecim, 2019
- WHO, International Medical Guides for Ships, Geneva, latest edition.
- Laiva Pharmacy Decision 2015 at: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2015/20150584
- Learning material shown in Learn.

Teaching methods

Study takes place in contact teaching and with a group. This learning pathway includes lectures, exercises, and online studies. Some of the studies are not tied to time and place. Final exam.

Learning pathway that speeds up studies:
The student will contact teachers if the student wishes to include, replace, use the AHOT procedure, or study this course.

Employer connections

This course does not include RDI and work-related cooperation.

Exam schedules

We agreed on the dates of the exams at the beginning of the course in the next few hours. The student can take the exam in the Exam when the next lessons and exercises have been successfully completed.

International connections

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Student workload

2 credits is 54 hours of student work including exam preparation.

Content scheduling

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Further information

terhi.hede@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in exercises and contact teaching 100%, individual examination are prerequisites for completing the course and obtaining a certificate.

Qualifications

- Elementary first aid (A-VI/1-3)
- Medical care and first aid 2 (A-VI/4-1)

Further information

100 % participation required.