Vai al contenuto principale Vai al footer
Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Single cycle degree course 6 years in
Medicine and surgery
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

EMERGENCY PAEDIATRICS
cod. 1002672

Academic year 2024/25
5° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Susanna Maria Roberta ESPOSITO
Academic discipline
Pediatria generale e specialistica (MED/38)
Field
Discipline pediatriche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: EMERGENCY AND FIRST-AID MEDICINE

Print

Learning objectives


Allow the student to know and understand the main emergencies of the pediatric age and the management methods.

Prerequisites


Basic concepts of emergency-urgency.

Course unit content


- PBLS-D (Pediatric Basic Life Support-Defibrillation)
- Domestic accidents
- Poisonings and intoxications
- Trauma in the child
- Therapy of fever and pain in the child
- Principles of antibiotic therapy
- Clearing of the airways and principles of non-invasive ventilation

Full programme


Head trauma
Sports in children and sports injuries
Domestic accidents
Poisonings and intoxication
Maltreatment and abuse in children and adolescents
Treatment of fever and pain in the child
Appropriate use of antibiotics
Sepsis in neonatal and pediatric age
Convulsions
Syncope
Airway clearing in pediatrics
Management of acute respiratory failure in pediatrics

Bibliography


Principi N, Rubino A. Pediatria generale e specialistica. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2017
Slides provided by the teacher and uploaded on the Elly platform.

Teaching methods


E-learning lessons with slides and audiovisual material.

Assessment methods and criteria


The student's knowledge, understanding and application skills will be assessed through an oral exam on the topics of the course.

Other information


As soon as it is possible (on a date to be defined), at the Sim-Lab of the University of Parma, interested students will be offered the opportunity to participate in a free PBLS-D (Pediatric Basic Life Support-Defibrillation) course to learn about dummies the cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers in the child.

The teacher can be contacted for clarifications or to schedule an appointment by email by writing to: susannamariaroberta.esposito@unipr.it