EMERGENCY BASES AND REHABILITATION FIRST AID Single channel
Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: QUIRINO LAI
Module 1: GENERAL SURGERY
- Activity type
- Primo soccorso, Scienze medico chirurgiche
- SSD
- MED/18, MED/18
- Year
- 3rd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- QUIRINO LAI
Module 2: ANESTESIOLOGIA
- Activity type
- Primo soccorso
- SSD
- MED/41
- Year
- 3rd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- FRANCESCO ALESSANDRI
Module 3: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
- Activity type
- Scienze della fisioterapia
- SSD
- MED/48
- Year
- 3rd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- FABIO ROMALDINI
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge & understanding
Understand the role of emergency care within rehabilitation
Grasp the pathophysiological basis of emergency conditions
Know the principles of immediate first aid and basic life support
Practical skills
Competently perform BLS maneuvers (CPR, AED use, airway management)
Conduct primary and secondary patient assessments
Apply techniques for hemorrhage control, shock management, and basic trauma care
Decision-making & professional competence
Assess emergency scenarios and select appropriate interventions
Act safely and responsibly in patient management
Collaborate with other health professionals in critical situations
Communication & relational skills
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and colleagues
Manage stress and emotional aspects in emergencies
Correctly document procedures and clinical data
Autonomy & professional growth
Reflect critically on one’s actions and improve one’s competence
Stay updated on guidelines and protocols in emergency care
Apply ethical, legal, and deontological principles in first aid practice
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this course should already have acquired the following:
Basic biomedical disciplines
Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems
General and specific pathology
Physiology of movement and biomechanics
Clinical medicine and emergency basics
Fundamentals of emergency medicine and acute pathology
Recognition of vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate)
Basic pharmacology and common drug knowledge
First aid techniques and BLS (Basic Life Support)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures
Airway management and basic ventilatory support
Hemorrhage control, shock management, trauma care
Methodological and relational competencies
Critical reading of scientific literature
Clinical-assistance methodology
Communication skills and emergency teamwork
Official / Academic prerequisites
Completion of foundational courses (e.g. anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical sciences)
Accumulation of credits in basic and related subject areas
Programme
- COLORECTAL CANCER
- BREAST CANCER
- BURNS
- THORACIC TRAUMA
- GASTRIC CANCER
- OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE
- CRUSH SYNDROME
- SURGICAL THYREOPATHIES
Books
Module: GENERAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: ANESTESIOLOGIA
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D
Bibliography
Module: GENERAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: ANESTESIOLOGIA
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D
Lessons mode
Module: GENERAL SURGERY
N/D
Module: ANESTESIOLOGIA
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D
Frequency
Weekly
Exam mode
Oral examination
Example exam questions
Sentinel lymph node in breast cancer / Sentinel lymph node in breast carcinoma
Surgical approach to the colon / Surgical approach in colon cancer / Colon surgical approach
Management of crush syndrome / Management of crush injury syndrome
Framework / assessment of thoracic trauma complications / Thoracic trauma: complications overview
Thyroid diseases requiring surgical management / Thyroid pathologies necessitating surgical approach
Arguments
- 1034841 Fundamentals of Emergency Care and First Aid in Rehabilitation
Sustainability goals
- Academic year2026/2027
- Degree program to which the course belongsPhysiotherapy - Course E - ASL Roma 6 - Ariccia (RM)
- Mandatory presenceNo
- Languageita
- CFU6 CFU, distributed among 3 integrated didactic modules
- Total duration60 hours