Introduction
EUSEM has joined forces with the WHO, ICRC and IFEM to promote the Basic Emergency Care Course in Europe. This course is for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention may save lives.
BEC is a train the trainer course intended for a wide range of frontline providers and offers a basic approach for life-threatening presentations. Emergency conditions often require urgent intervention long before a diagnosis is established, and a presentation-based approach is essential to managing patients effectively. The modules in this course teach the elements of a general approach that can be used for any emergency patient.
This course includes one module on the general approach to all emergency patients (ABCDE and SAMPLE); one module on the approach to injured patients (trauma); three modules on other specific clinical presentations (difficulty in breathing, shock, and altered mental status); a skills section. Most life-threatening conditions, whether the original cause was medical or surgical, infection or injury, will present with one of these. In some cases, the diagnosis may be known, while in others, intervention may be required before a diagnosis can be made, perhaps because of limited diagnostic resources, but often because of the acuity of the condition. These modules introduce a systematic approach to assessment and management that can be used whether or not a diagnosis has been made.
Learning modality: online self-paced, in-person.
Learning Objectives
This course aims to equip first contact health workers to quickly and confidently recognize signs and symptoms of acute, life-threatening illness or injury and provide time-sensitive treatment and patient disposition.
Objectives:
- Provide a basic systematic approach to assess the emergency patient and manage acute, potentially life-threatening conditions even before a diagnosis is known.
- Identify and provide key treatments and procedures for life-threatening conditions.
- Understand when and how to give handover and refer for higher-level care.
Requirements
Participants must be experienced in emergency care and experienced instructors.
Participants must complete the on-line BEC course on WHO Academy.
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Faculty
Dr Ion Chesov
Dr Vitalii Stetsyk
Dr. Marin Vozian
Dr. Svetalana Plamadeala
Dr. Maria Cemortan
Fee
Registration fee is 250 EUR.
Application is closed
Venue
Nastavni Zavod za hitnu medicinu Grada Zagreba
Ul. Vjekoslava Heinzela 88
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
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