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Health Care and First Aid

Course code

TST6034.LT

old course code

TST6034

Course title in Estonian

Esmaabi

Course title in English

Health Care and First Aid

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To create conditions to acquire and develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills to administer first-aid in life-threatening situations and in emergencies.

Brief description of the course

Objectives and priorities in first aid. Emergency medicine system in Estonia. Recognition of the person in need for first aid. Primary evaluation of the situation and condition of the injured person. Steps of rescue. Myths in first aid. Life-saving first aid: cleaning airways, signs of unconsciousness and stable sideways position ing, life threatening bleeding signs and control of blood loss; resuscitation, defining shock. 112 call. Continuous first aid. First aid in mechanical traumas: wounds and blood loss; injuries in head, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic area; spinal and limb injuries. First aid in case of traumas caused by thermic, chemical and other external conditions. First aid in emergency state

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the goals and priorities of first aid and the emergency medical care system in Estonia;
- has the knowledge and skills to provide first aid in the event of accidents;
- recognizes someone in need of help;
- recognizes someone in need of help;
- knows the correct sequence of actions in the event of an accident;
- knows life-saving first aid: opening the airway, signs of unconsciousness and stable lateral position, signs of life-threatening bleeding and stopping it, resuscitation, the concept, signs and position of shock;
- knows first aid for mechanical trauma: wounds and bleeding, head, chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries, spinal injuries and limb injuries;
- knows first aid for trauma caused by thermal, chemical and other external factors;
- information map in case of emergency medical conditions.

Teacher

Andrus Lehtmets

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