Overall objectives:

0 Provide technicians with knowledge that allows them to provide first assistance to victims of accidents or sudden illnesses; Technicians are expected to know how to identify life-threatening or quality-of-life situations and apply the respective action protocol, collecting, recording, evaluating and transmitting information about the victim;  1 Describe the different links of the integrated medical emergency system (SIEM);  2 Describe the different links in the chain of survival;

3 Identify the risks inherent to the rescuer condition;  4 Correctly identify emergency situations and activate all mechanisms essential to provision of assistance;  5 Know the concept of basic life support (BLS) describing its different phases;

Syllabus:

General Notions of Anatomy and Physiology
Respiratory system
Cardiovascular system
Muscular system
Skeletal system
Nervous system
Digestive system
Immunity system
Integumentary system
Vital Functions
Vital signs
Integrated Medical Emergency System (IMES)
Aid organization in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM)
Approach to Victim of Accident or Sudden Illness
Risks for the rescuer
Airway obstruction
Rescuer approach to an airway obstruction victim
Survival chain
Basic life support (BLS)

External automatic defibrillation (AED)
Traumatology
Neurotrauma
Soft tissue trauma
Osteoarticular injuries
Chest trauma
Trauma to the abdomen
Burns
Electrocution
The rescuer's approach to a trauma victim
Hemorrhage Classification
Hypovolemia
Rescuer approach to a victim of external or internal bleeding
Shock Types
Rescuer's approach to a shock victim
Convulsive Seizures
Rescuer approach to a seizure victim
Alteration of Metabolic Functions
Rescuer approach to a victim of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia
Classification of Intoxications
Means and routes of intoxication
Rescuer's approach to a intoxication victim

Literature/Sources:

- Zideman, D.A. et al (2021). European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid, Resuscitation (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.013
- Olasveengen, T.M. et al (2021). European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support,
Resuscitation (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.009.
- Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (2021). Manual de Suporte Básico de Vida - Adulto (1a edição 2021, versão 2.0). Lisboa: INEM.

-  Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (2021). Manual de Suporte Básico de Vida e Desbibrilcao Automática Externa- Adulto (1a edição, versão 2.0). Lisboa: INEM.

-  Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (2012). O Tripulante de Ambulância (1a edição, 2012). Lisboa: INEM.

-  Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (2012). Abordagem à Vítima (1a edição, 2012). Lisboa: INEM.

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitative (0-20). Assessment Methodology: As planned for the Courses Professional Senior Technicians.