Paramedic science (WRM-SL)

Learning outcomes were approved by the Resolution No. XXXIX/186/19 of the Senate of Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Piła (Państwowa Uczelnia Stanisława Staszica w Pile) of 24 September 2019 on the adoption of the curriculum for the first-cycle Medical Rescue programme with a practical profile, after publishing the education standard for the medical rescue programme.
Legal basis: Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 26 July 2019 on the standards of education preparing to the profession of a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, midwife, laboratory diagnostician, physiotherapist and paramedic (Dz. U. 2019 poz. 1573).

KNOWLEDGE – A GRADUATE KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS
A.W1. anatomical nomenclature,
A.W2. human body structure in topographic and functional aspects,
A.W3. anatomical foundations of a physical examination,
A.W4. basic cellular structures and their functional specialisations,
A.W5. physiology of body organs and systems,
A.W6. regulation mechanisms of body organs and systems and relations between them,
A.W7. life functions of an adult and child,
A.W8. breathing and circulation process and neurophysiological processes,
A.W9. neurohormonal regulation of physiological and electrophysiological processes,
A.W10. the mechanism of hormone action and the consequences of disorders of hormonal regulation,
A.W11. changes in the functioning of the body as a whole in homeostasis disruption as well as the specification and significance of water-electrolyte and acid-base balance in maintaining homeostasis of the system,
A.W12. the role of kidneys in maintaining body homeostasis,
A.W13. the structure and functions of the gastrointestinal system, enzymes taking part in digestion and basic disorders of digestive enzymes and effects of these disorders,
A.W14. physical and chemical basis of the functioning of the sensory organs,
A.W15. blood components, blood preparations, blood substitutes, and blood products,
A.W16. genetic factors determining blood types and serological conflict in Rh system,
A.W17. basic concepts in microbiology and parasitology,
A.W18. the structure of genetic material,
A.W19. epidemiology of viral and bacterial infections and fungal and parasitic infections,
A.W20. the principles of anti-epidemic procedures,
A.W21. genetic mechanisms of acquiring medication-resistance by microorganisms and cancer cells,
A.W22. invasive forms or development stages of selected parasitic fungi, protozoa, helminths and arthropods,
A.W23. the principles of functioning of the parasite-host system and basic disease symptoms caused by parasites,
A.W24. symptoms of iatrogenic infections, routes of their spreading and pathogens causing changes in individual organs,
A.W25. the principles of disinfection, sterilisation and antiseptic procedures,
A.W26. foundations of microbiological and parasitological diagnostics,
A.W27. foundations of development and mechanisms of the function of the immunological system, including specific and non-specific mechanisms of humoral and cellular immunity,
A.W28. natural and artificial sources of ionising radiation and its interaction with matter,
A.W29. laws of physics affecting the flow of liquids, and factors affecting the vascular resistance of blood flow,
A.W30. biochemical structure of the body and basic changes taking place in it in health and in disease,
A.W31. the structure, synthesis mechanisms and functions of proteins, lipids and polysaccharides, and the interactions of macromolecules in cellular and extracellular structures,
A.W32. base-acid balance and mechanism of buffer action and their significance in systemic homeostasis,
A.W33. basic catabolic and anabolic pathways and methods of their regulation,
A.W34. basic principles of pharmacotherapy,
A.W35. the origin, types and routes of administering medication, the mechanism and effects of its action, and processes which medication undergoes in the body and its interactions,
A.W36. problems in the area of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of selected medications used in medical emergencies,
A.W37. individual groups of medicinal products, their main mechanisms of action in the body and adverse effects,
A.W38. the effect of pharmacological treatment on physiological and biochemical processes taking place in individual organs,
A.W39. types of medications which may be independently administered by a paramedic and their detailed pharmacological characteristics,
A.W40. basic pharmacotherapy in pregnant women and elderly people with life-threatening conditions,
A.W41. differences in pharmacotherapy in adults and children in the area of the activities of a paramedic,
A.W42. the effect of disease processes on medication metabolism and elimination,
A.W43. problems in toxicology, adverse medication reactions, medication poisoning – the basic scope,
A.W44. the symptoms of the most common acute poisonings, including alcohol, narcotic drugs and other psychoactive substances, heavy metals and selected groups of medications,
A.W45. basic principles of diagnostic procedure in poisonings,
A.W46. pathophysiology of body organs and systems,
A.W47. detailed principles of diagnosing and treating shock and its types,
A.W48. basic concepts in general pathology concerning retrogressive and progressive changes and inflammations,
A.W49. selected problems in organ pathology of the nervous, gastrointestinal and urogenital systems,
A.W50. principles of ergonomics and hygiene of work with a computer,
A.W51. basic IT tools and biostatic methods used in medicine, including medical databases and spreadsheets,
A.W52. basic methods of statistical analysis used in population and diagnostic studies,
A.W53. possibilities of modern telemedicine as a tool supporting the work of a paramedic.

B.W1. selected theories and methods of modelling reality from the point of view of sociology applicable in medical rescue,
B.W2. problems related to the functioning of the health care system institutions and problems of evaluation and control in health care,
B.W3. social dimension of health and illness, the effect of social environment (family, the network of social relations) and sociocultural differences on health,
B.W4. the role of social stress in health and self-destructive behaviours,
B.W5. forms of violence, models explaining violence in the family and in selected institutions and social determinants of various forms of violence,
B.W6. social attitudes towards the significance of health, illness, disability and old age, social consequences of illness and disability and sociocultural barriers and the concept of health-related quality of life,
B.W7. the significance of verbal and non-verbal communication in the process of communication with patients and the concept of trust in interaction with patients,
B.W8. psychosocial consequences of hospitalisation and chronic illness,
B.W9. the social role of a paramedic,
B.W10. the basic psychological mechanisms of functioning of a person in health and in illness,
B.W11. the role of the family in the treatment process,
B.W12. the role of stress in etiopathogenesis and course of diseases and mechanisms of coping with stress,
B.W13. the principles of motivating patients to adopt positive health behaviours and informing them about an unfavourable prognosis,
B.W14. the main ethical concepts, theories and principles used as a general framework of proper interpretation and analysis of moral and medical problems,
B.W15. basic issues of global health problems,
B.W16. principles of managing entities of the health care system,
B.W17. legal, organisational and ethical determinants of carrying out the profession of a paramedic, including the place of employment and function,
B.W18. basic concepts in the theory of cognition and logic,
B.W19. the principles of communication in situations typical of the paramedic profession,
B.W20. the concepts of emotion, motivation and personality, personality disorders, the core and structure of phenomena taking place in the process of transmission and exchange of information, and models and style of interpersonal communication,
B.W21. problems related to post-traumatic stress disorder, physiological and emotional, cognitive and interpersonal reactions, and mechanisms of human functioning in difficult situations,
B.W22. techniques of reducing anxiety and relaxation methods, and the mechanisms and symptoms of professional burnout syndrome, and methods for its prevention,
B.W23. legal, organisational, ethical and social aspects of tissue, cell and organ transplantation,
B.W24. legal regulations concerning medical rescue, including the principles of civil, criminal and professional liability of a paramedic,
B.W25. the structure and organisation of the system of State Medical Rescue,
B.W26. the concept of health and its determinants and modern lifestyle diseases and occupational diseases,
B.W27. the health effects of harmful physical, chemical and biological agents on a body, including principles of personal safety of a paramedic,
B.W28. basic problems of health economics and finance management in the health care system,
B.W29. principles of health promotion and disease prevention,
B.W30. problems of food and nutrition, environmental hygiene, occupational hygiene, hygiene of children and adolescents and legal regulations in this respect,
B.W31. epidemiology of infectious diseases and legal regulations in this respect,
B.W32. basic concepts in epidemiology and basic methods of epidemiological research,
B.W33. basic problems in ergonomics, including the principles of ergonomic work organisation,
B.W34. basic ecology and environmental protection, types of pollution and ways of environmental protection,
B.W35. problems of handling crisis intervention situations and principles and methods of coping with stress in the profession of a paramedic,
B.W36. prevention of anti-health behaviour manifested in the use of narcotic drugs or psychoactive substances, alcohol consumption and smoking tobacco and prevention of modern lifestyle diseases and mental diseases,
B.W37. the effect of environmental factors on human and population health, national health policy, health programmes and health risks, taking into considerations variables such as age, place of residence, education or work,
B.W38. the tasks of sanitary and epidemiological supervision and State Sanitary Inspection,
B.W39. basic regulations on the organisation and financing of the health care system and universal health insurance,
B.W40. methods of health promotion, with particular reference to health education,
B.W41. principles of quality management and methods of quality assurance,
B.W42. methods of increasing physical fitness,
B.W43. types of terrorist threats and principles of countering terrorist and bioterrorist attacks, and the legal determinants of crisis management.

C.W1. principles for the management of the most common children’s diseases, taking into consideration age-related specificities,
C.W2. basic developmental norms in the physical examination of a child,
C.W3. selected diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal and neurological diseases in children,
C.W4. most common childhood infectious diseases,
C.W5. morphological and physiological specificities of individual organs and systems of the body at developmental age,
C.W6. physiology and pathophysiology of the neonatal period,
C.W7. selected congenital defects and genetically determined diseases,
C.W8. problems arising from disability and chronic diseases,
C.W9. general symptomatology of mental disorders and principles of their classification according to the main classification systems,
C.W10. symptoms of the most common mental illnesses, principles of diagnosing them and therapeutic management,
C.W11. the specificity of mental disorders in children, adolescents and elderly people,
C.W12. legal regulations concerning mental health protection, with particular reference to the principles of admission to a psychiatric hospital,
C.W13. types of direct coercion measures and the principles of applying them in the health care system,
C.W14. environmental and epidemiological determinants of the most common cancers,
C.W15. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common problems of palliative medicine,
C.W16. principles of rescue procedures in case of a terminal patient,
C.W17. mechanisms leading to sudden health and life-threatening emergencies,
C.W18. mechanisms of action of basic groups of medications and medications administered independently by a paramedic,
C.W19. methods of pain management, with particular reference to pharmacotherapy for children,
C.W20. pain assessment scales and possibilities of implementing analgesic treatment by a paramedic,
C.W21. principles of decontamination,
C.W22. medical simulation techniques in non-surgical fields of medicine,
C.W23. emergency states in neoplastic and haematological diseases, disorders of blood clotting system, intravascular coagulation syndrome and acute leukaemia and the principles of pre-hospital management in these conditions,
C.W24. principles of history taking in the scope necessary to carry out medical emergency treatment,
C.W25. principles of physical examination in the scope necessary to carry put medical emergency treatment and providing health services other than medical emergency treatment,
C.W26. causes and types of chest pain and its diagnostics,
C.W27. problems of acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, aortic dissection, circulatory failure, acute limb ischaemia, pulmonary oedema, and pulmonary embolism,
C.W28. problems of acute respiratory failure,
C.W29. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of acute respiratory distress syndrome, exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, acute inflammation of airways and pneumothorax,
C.W30. causes, symptoms and management of acute renal failure,
C.W31. selected gastrointestinal diseases,
C.W32. problems of metabolic coma and emergencies in endocrinology,
C.W33. methods of nutrition assessment,
C.W34. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and preventative action in the most common bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal diseases, including pneumococcal and meningococcal infections, viral hepatitis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), sepsis and nosocomial infections,
C.W35. medications used in emergencies in internal, neurological and psychiatric diseases,
C.W36. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common nervous system diseases,
C.W37. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of headaches and cerebrovascular diseases, in particular stroke and epilepsy,
C.W38. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of nervous system infections, in particular cerebrospinal meningitis,
C.W39. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of dementia,
C.W40. types of imaging examinations and the radiological picture of basic diseases,
C.W41. the principles of the survival chain,
C.W42. the principles of first aid for non-traumatic patients,
C.W43. principles of evacuating injured persons from a vehicle,
C.W44. principles of first aid for accident victims,
C.W45. principles and technique of making dressings,
C.W46. principles of preparation to medical procedures in life-threatening emergencies,
C.W47. principles of handling a patient with an external catheter,
C.W48. principles of suctioning the bronchial tree of an intubated patient,
C.W49. principles of body care of a patient with tracheostomy tube and tracheostomy care,
C.W50. techniques of medical procedures performed independently by a paramedic,
C.W51. principles of asepsis and antisepsis,
C.W52. principles of preservation of biological material for testing,
C.W53. principles of assessment of patient’s condition in order to determine the course of action and initiate or abandon medical emergency treatment, including in the case of diagnosis of death,
C.W54. indications to place the patient in a position appropriate for his condition or injuries,
C.W55. causes and symptoms of a sudden cardiac arrest,
C.W56. principles of basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and in children,
C.W57. indications for airway suctioning and its techniques,
C.W58. indications for instrumental and non-instrumental airway clearance and its techniques,
C.W59. indications for passive oxygen therapy or artificial ventilation with air or oxygen, manually or mechanically using a ventilator and their techniques,
C.W60. indications for tracheal intubation in direct laryngoscopy through the mouth without the use of muscle relaxants and for carrying out artificial ventilation and their techniques,
C.W61. indications for manual, automated and semi-automated defibrillation and their techniques,
C.W62. indications for cannulation of peripheral veins of the upper and lower limbs and the external jugular vein and its technique,
C.W63. principles of monitoring respiratory and circulatory function using non-invasive methods,
C.W64. principles of intraosseous access using a ready-to-use kit,
C.W65. indications for intravenous, including through vascular access port, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intratracheal, oral, rectal, inhalation and intraosseous medication administration and its techniques,
C.W66. selected scales for assessment of coma and trauma, and prognostic scores,
C.W67. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common diseases requiring surgical intervention, taking into consideration the specificity of paediatric diseases,
C.W68. selected problems of paediatric traumatology,
C.W69. indications for and principles of intensive care,
C.W70. symptoms and types of pneumothorax,
C.W71. symptoms of haemothorax, flail chest and rib fractures,
C.W72. the technique of determining concentrations of critical parameters,
C.W73. medical procedures used by a paramedic, in particular dressing wounds and burns, staunching haemorrhages, immobilising fractures, dislocations and sprains, immobilising the spine, with particular reference to the cervical spine, and administering medications,
C.W74. principles of undertaking precautionary action in order to reduce the health impact of an event,
C.W75. principles of pre-hospital primary and secondary triage and hospital triage,
C.W76. techniques of preparing a patient to transport and medical care during transport,
C.W77. techniques of management of precipitate labour in non-hospital conditions,
C.W78. pre-hospital procedure in health emergencies in adults and children,
C.W79. types of invasive therapy used in pre-hospital procedure,
C.W80. types of invasive therapy used in hospital emergency department,
C.W81. medical emergencies in neoplastic diseases and pre-hospital and hospital emergency department procedures in such emergencies,
C.W82. principles of transporting patients with injuries,
C.W83. specialist procedures in emergencies of internal origin, in particular electrostimulation, cardioversion, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), dialysis, artificial ventilation and forms of extracorporeal circulation,
C.W84. indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy,
C.W85. environmental risks,
C.W86. types of disasters, medical procedures and emergency treatment undertaken in multiple-casualty and mass-casualty incidents and disasters, as well as in incidents involving chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear exposure,
C.W87. ethical aspects of medical rescue in multiple- and mass-casualty incidents and disasters,
C.W88. application of medical simulation in the teaching of surgical procedures,
C.W89. acid-base and water-electrolyte imbalance and principles of pre-hospital and hospital emergency department procedure in such imbalance,
C.W90. principles of prevention of infections in a hospital emergency department,
C.W91. principles of patient monitoring in a hospital emergency department,
C.W92. specialist procedures in trauma emergencies used in pre-hospital and emergency hospital department,
C.W93. types of injuries, their definitions and principles of qualification for a trauma centre and a paediatric trauma centre,
C.W94. principles of operation of a trauma centre and a paediatric trauma centre,
C.W95. principles of pre-hospital and emergency hospital department procedure in craniocerebral, spinal and spinal cord, limb, abdomen and thoracic injuries and in shock,
C.W96. electric cardioversion and external electrostimulation procedures,
C.W97. principles of urinary bladder catheterisation,
C.W98. the procedure of a gastric tube insertion and gastric lavage,
C.W99. selected ophthalmological emergencies and principles of pre-hospital procedure in this respect,
C.W100. selected laryngological emergencies and the principles of pre-hospital procedure in this respect,
C.W101. health emergencies in gynaecology and obstetrics,
C.W102. principles of operation of the State Medical Rescue system,
C.W103. the role and significance of the Polish Medical Air Rescue in the State Medical Rescue system,
C.W104. principles for suspicion and diagnosis of brain death,
C.W105. basic imaging techniques,
C.W106. indications, contraindications and preparation of patients to specific types of imaging examinations and contraindications for the application of contrast agents,
C.W107. mechanisms, objectives and principles of treatment of psychoactive substance dependence,
C.W108. basic problems of forensic medicine.

SKILLS – A GRADUATE IS ABLE TO
A.U1. locate different body areas and organs located in them and determine the position of the organs in relation to each other,
A.U2. indicate differences in body structure and in organ function between an adults and a child,
A.U3. assess the function of organs and systems,
A.U4. recognise the pathophysiological basis of cardiovascular failure,
A.U5. recognise digestive disorders, taking into consideration the role of enzymes, including basic digestive enzyme disorders, and identify the effects of these disorders,
A.U6. recognise renal function disorders and their effect on body homeostasis,
A.U7. recognise viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, taking into consideration their geographic range,
A.U8. use the knowledge of laws of physics to determine the effect on the body of external factors, such as temperature, acceleration, pressure, electromagnetic field and ionising radiation,
A.U9. apply the principles of radiological protection,
A.U10. calculate the molar and percentage concentrations of compounds and the concentrations of substances in isosmotic single- and multicomponent solutions,
A.U11. predict the direction of biochemical processes depending on the energy status of cells,
A.U12. use selected basic laboratory techniques,
A.U13. perform basic pharmacokinetic calculations,
A.U14. apply epidemiological measures appropriate for the situation,
A.U15. select medications in appropriate doses in order to correct pathological phenomena in the body and individual organs,
A.U16. use pharmaceutical reference guides and medicinal product databases,
A.U17. link pathological changes found in physical examination to changes taking place at the cellular level,
A.U18. recognise respiratory, circulatory and other system and organ dysfunctions,
A.U19. select an appropriate statistical test, carry out basic statistical analyses and use appropriate methods to present results,
B.U1. implement epidemiological procedures appropriate for the situation,
B.U2. recognise situations which require consultation with another health professional or medical coordinator,
B.U3. ensure his/her own safety, safety of patients, those around and the environment, by complying with the principles of occupational health and safety and regulations and principles regulating the procedures in case of various types of risk,
B.U4. provide information about basic procedures and treatments concerning the patient and information on the patient’s condition,
B.U5. comply with ethical principles when performing professional activities,
B.U6. respect patient’s rights,
B.U7. take into consideration during medical emergency treatment patient’s expectations resulting from socio-cultural conditions,
B.U8. comply with the principles of sanitary and epidemiological safety and prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases,
B.U9. identify risk factors for violence, recognise violence and respond appropriately,
B.U10. apply, to a basic extent, motivational and supportive psychological interventions,
B.U11. communicate with colleagues within the team, providing them with feedback and support,
B.U12. improve his/her qualifications and pass on his/her knowledge to others,
B.U13. prevent post-traumatic stress disorder after traumatic events, including carry out a critical event debriefing in the team,
B.U14. cope with stress in performing the paramedic profession,
B.U15. assess the functioning of a person in difficult situations (stress, conflict, frustration),
B.U16. communicate with a patient in one of the foreign languages at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages,
B.U17. assess the exposure to harmful substances in the human environment and apply the principles of ergonomic monitoring,
B.U18. apply the environmental protection measures,
B.U19. determine mutual relations between people and the environment,
B.U20. perform activities in the area of medical rescue and provide health care services in accordance with the legal regulations concerning the performance of the profession of a paramedic,
C.U1. assess the patient’s condition in order to determine the course of emergency treatment,
C.U2. place the patient for imaging examination,
C.U3. manage a child based on the knowledge of symptomatology of most common paediatric diseases,
C.U4. perform a physical examination of a patient,
C.U5. adapt the management to the child’s age,
C.U6. assess the condition of a newborn in the APGAR scale,
C.U7. take the medical history from an adult patient in the scope necessary to perform medical emergency treatment,
C.U8. assess patient’s state of consciousness,
C.U9. place the patient in a position appropriate for the type of disease or injury,
C.U10. carry out a physical examination of an adult patient in the scope necessary to determine his/her condition,
C.U11. monitor the respiratory function, taking into consideration pulse oximetry, capnometry, and capnography,
C.U12. interpret the results of examinations of a patient with chronic respiratory failure,
C.U13. perform an electrocardiogram and interpret it in a basic way,
C.U14. monitor the cardiovascular function using non-invasive methods,
C.U15. assess and describe patient’s somatic and mental condition,
C.U16. carry out an analysis of potential adverse reactions to individual medications and interactions between them,
C.U17. assess patient’s neurological condition,
C.U18. monitor patient’s condition using non-invasive methods,
C.U19. maintain medical records of performed procedures, including in case of a patient’s death, stillbirth, and withdrawing medical emergency treatment,
C.U20. administer medications and fluids to the patient,
C.U21. determine glucose level using glucometer,
C.U22. insert a gastric tube,
C.U23. insert a bladder catheter,
C.U24. assist in preparatory activities for organ transplantation,
C.U25. identify on the site of an event an exposure to harmful and hazardous factors,
C.U26. prepare a patient to transport,
C.U27. identify mistakes and negligence in the practice of a paramedic,
C.U28. monitor the patient’s condition during medical and transportation procedures,
C.U29. administer analgesic treatment,
C.U30. assess the severity of pain according to known scales,
C.U31. recognise life-threatening conditions in an organ transplant patient,
C.U32. monitor patient’s life functions during a diagnostic examination,
C.U33. interpret the results of basic toxicology tests,
C.U34. identify toxidromes,
C.U35. assess the indications for transporting a patient to a toxicology, hyperbaric, replantation centre, and an invasive cardiology centre and a burn treatment centre, trauma centre or paediatric trauma centre,
C.U36. estimate toxicological hazards in specific age groups and in various clinical conditions,
C.U37. link images of tissue and organ damage with clinical symptoms of a disease,
C.U38. perform basic and advanced resuscitation procedures in adults, children, infants and newborns, taking into consideration the correct use of devices supporting resuscitation (chest compression devices, ventilator),
C.U39. restore airway patency using non-instrumental methods,
C.U40. restore airway patency using instruments and superglottic methods,
C.U41. perform endotracheal intubation in direct and indirect laryngoscopy,
C.U42. perform cricothyroidotomy,
C.U43. implement oxygen therapy depending on the patient’s needs and provide respiratory support,
C.U44. apply the principles of asepsis and antisepsis, dress a simple wound, apply and change a surgical dressing,
C.U45. perform artificial ventilation using a self-reinflating bag and a transport ventilator,
C.U46. perform electrical defibrillation using a manual and automated defibrillator
C.U47. perform cardioversion and external cardiac electrostimulation,
C.U48. assess neurological emergencies in a patient,
C.U49. perform an intraosseous access using a ready-to-use kit,
C.U50. take blood and secure material for laboratory, microbiological and toxicology tests,
C.U51. stop external bleeding and immobilise limbs following a trauma,
C.U52. stabilise and immobilise the spine,
C.U53. implement appropriate procedure in life-threatening pneumothorax,
C.U54. apply injury severity scales,
C.U55. assist in precipitate labour in non-hospital conditions,
C.U56. decide not to undertake cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to abandon it,
C.U57. recognise sure signs of death,
C.U58. perform pre-hospital primary and secondary triage and hospital triage,
C.U59. work in a team, providing assistance in difficult day and night field conditions and in conditions of considerable physical and mental strain,
C.U60. treat external bleeding,
C.U61. transport a patient in the pre-hospital, intra-hospital and inter-hospital conditions,
C.U62. identify mistakes and negligence in the practice of a paramedic,
identyfikować błędy i zaniedbania w praktyce ratownika medycznego,
C.U63. identify the risk of craniocerebral, chest, abdominal, limb, spinal and spinal cord, pelvic injuries, and implement rescue procedures in case of these injuries,
C.U64. identify indications for transport to a trauma centre or paediatric trauma centre and report the presence of qualification criteria to the head of a trauma team or head of a paediatric trauma team,
C.U65. perform medical procedures under the supervision or at the orders of a medical practitioner,
C.U66. adapt the rescue procedure to the patient’s condition,
C.U67. monitor the patient’s condition during imaging examination.

SOCIAL COMPETENCES – A GRADUATE IS READY TO
K.K1. has the awareness to use various forms of physical activity for a healthy lifestyle, improved fitness and the appearance of the body,
K.K2. co-operates with other units of integrated system of medical rescue, can co-operate in a multidisciplinary team,
K.K3. respects the dignity and autonomy of persons in his/her care, observes medical confidentiality,
K.K4. systematically improves his/her professional knowledge, is aware of his/her own limitations, develops professional skills by striving for professionalism, knows when to seek the opinion of experts,
K.K5. identifies problems and set priorities accordingly,
K.K6. demonstrates the attitude of responsibility for decisions taken and professional actions,
K.K7. puts the patient’s welfare first.

Learning outcomes were approved by the Resolution No. LI/239/20 of the Senate of Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Piła (Państwowa Uczelnia Stanisława Staszica w Pile) of 31 August 2020 on the adoption of the curriculum for the first-cycle Medical Rescue programme with a practical profile, after publishing the education standard for the medical rescue programme.
Legal basis: Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 26 July 2019 on the standards of education preparing to the profession of a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, midwife, laboratory diagnostician, physiotherapist and paramedic (Dz. U. 2021 poz. 755).

KNOWLEDGE – A GRADUATE KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS
A.W1. anatomical nomenclature,
A.W2. human body structure in topographic and functional aspects,
A.W3. anatomical foundations of a physical examination,
A.W4. basic cellular structures and their functional specialisations,
A.W5. physiology of body organs and systems,
A.W6. regulation mechanisms of body organs and systems and relations between them,
A.W7. life functions of an adult and child,
A.W8. breathing and circulation process and neurophysiological processes,
A.W9. neurohormonal regulation of physiological and electrophysiological processes,
A.W10. the mechanism of hormone action and the consequences of disorders of hormonal regulation,
A.W11. changes in the functioning of the body as a whole in homeostasis disruption as well as the specification and significance of water-electrolyte and acid-base balance in maintaining homeostasis of the system,
A.W12. the role of kidneys in maintaining body homeostasis,
A.W13. the structure and functions of the gastrointestinal system, enzymes taking part in digestion and basic disorders of digestive enzymes and effects of these disorders,
A.W14. physical and chemical basis of the functioning of the sensory organs,
A.W15. blood components, blood preparations, blood substitutes, and blood products,
A.W16. genetic factors determining blood types and serological conflict in Rh system,
A.W17. basic concepts in microbiology and parasitology,
A.W18. the structure of genetic material,
A.W19. epidemiology of viral and bacterial infections and fungal and parasitic infections,
A.W20. the principles of anti-epidemic procedures,
A.W21. genetic mechanisms of acquiring medication-resistance by microorganisms and cancer cells,
A.W22. invasive forms or development stages of selected parasitic fungi, protozoa, helminths and arthropods,
A.W23. the principles of functioning of the parasite-host system and basic disease symptoms caused by parasites,
A.W24. symptoms of iatrogenic infections, routes of their spreading and pathogens causing changes in individual organs,
A.W25. the principles of disinfection, sterilisation and antiseptic procedures,
A.W26. foundations of microbiological and parasitological diagnostics,
A.W27. foundations of development and mechanisms of the function of the immunological system, including specific and non-specific mechanisms of humoral and cellular immunity,
A.W28. natural and artificial sources of ionising radiation and its interaction with matter,
A.W29. laws of physics affecting the flow of liquids, and factors affecting the vascular resistance of blood flow,
A.W30. biochemical structure of the body and basic changes taking place in it in health and in disease,
A.W31. the structure, synthesis mechanisms and functions of proteins, lipids and polysaccharides, and the interactions of macromolecules in cellular and extracellular structures,
A.W32. base-acid balance and mechanism of buffer action and their significance in systemic homeostasis,
A.W33. basic catabolic and anabolic pathways and methods of their regulation,
A.W34. basic principles of pharmacotherapy,
A.W35. the origin, types and routes of administering medication, the mechanism and effects of its action, and processes which medication undergoes in the body and its interactions,
A.W36. problems in the area of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of selected medications used in medical emergencies,
A.W37. individual groups of medicinal products, their main mechanisms of action in the body and adverse effects,
A.W38. the effect of pharmacological treatment on physiological and biochemical processes taking place in individual organs,
A.W39. types of medications which may be independently administered by a paramedic and their detailed pharmacological characteristics,
A.W40. basic pharmacotherapy in pregnant women and elderly people with life-threatening conditions,
A.W41. differences in pharmacotherapy in adults and children in the area of the activities of a paramedic,
A.W42. the effect of disease processes on medication metabolism and elimination,
A.W43. problems in toxicology, adverse medication reactions, medication poisoning – the basic scope,
A.W44. the symptoms of the most common acute poisonings, including alcohol, narcotic drugs and other psychoactive substances, heavy metals and selected groups of medications,
A.W45. basic principles of diagnostic procedure in poisonings,
A.W46. pathophysiology of body organs and systems,
A.W47. detailed principles of diagnosing and treating shock and its types,
A.W48. basic concepts in general pathology concerning retrogressive and progressive changes and inflammations,
A.W49. selected problems in organ pathology of the nervous, gastrointestinal and urogenital systems,
A.W50. principles of ergonomics and hygiene of work with a computer,
A.W51. basic IT tools and biostatic methods used in medicine, including medical databases and spreadsheets,
A.W52. basic methods of statistical analysis used in population and diagnostic studies,
A.W53. possibilities of modern telemedicine as a tool supporting the work of a paramedic.

B.W1. selected theories and methods of modelling reality from the point of view of sociology applicable in medical rescue,
B.W2. problems related to the functioning of the health care system institutions and problems of evaluation and control in health care,
B.W3. social dimension of health and illness, the effect of social environment (family, the network of social relations) and sociocultural differences on health,
B.W4. the role of social stress in health and self-destructive behaviours,
B.W5. forms of violence, models explaining violence in the family and in selected institutions and social determinants of various forms of violence,
B.W6. social attitudes towards the significance of health, illness, disability and old age, social consequences of illness and disability and sociocultural barriers and the concept of health-related quality of life,
B.W7. the significance of verbal and non-verbal communication in the process of communication with patients and the concept of trust in interaction with patients,
B.W8. psychosocial consequences of hospitalisation and chronic illness,
B.W9. the social role of a paramedic,
B.W10. the basic psychological mechanisms of functioning of a person in health and in illness,
B.W11. the role of the family in the treatment process,
B.W12. the role of stress in etiopathogenesis and course of diseases and mechanisms of coping with stress,
B.W13. the principles of motivating patients to adopt positive health behaviours and informing them about an unfavourable prognosis,
B.W14. the main ethical concepts, theories and principles used as a general framework of proper interpretation and analysis of moral and medical problems,
B.W15. basic issues of global health problems,
B.W16. principles of managing entities of the health care system,
B.W17. legal, organisational and ethical determinants of carrying out the profession of a paramedic, including the place of employment and function,
B.W18. basic concepts in the theory of cognition and logic,
B.W19. the principles of communication in situations typical of the paramedic profession,
B.W20. the concepts of emotion, motivation and personality, personality disorders, the core and structure of phenomena taking place in the process of transmission and exchange of information, and models and style of interpersonal communication,
B.W21. problems related to post-traumatic stress disorder, physiological and emotional, cognitive and interpersonal reactions, and mechanisms of human functioning in difficult situations,
B.W22. techniques of reducing anxiety and relaxation methods, and the mechanisms and symptoms of professional burnout syndrome, and methods for its prevention,
B.W23. legal, organisational, ethical and social aspects of tissue, cell and organ transplantation,
B.W24. legal regulations concerning medical rescue, including the principles of civil, criminal and professional liability of a paramedic,
B.W25. the structure and organisation of the system of State Medical Rescue,
B.W26. the concept of health and its determinants and modern lifestyle diseases and occupational diseases,
B.W27. the health effects of harmful physical, chemical and biological agents on a body, including principles of personal safety of a paramedic,
B.W28. basic problems of health economics and finance management in the health care system,
B.W29. principles of health promotion and disease prevention,
B.W30. problems of food and nutrition, environmental hygiene, occupational hygiene, hygiene of children and adolescents and legal regulations in this respect,
B.W31. epidemiology of infectious diseases and legal regulations in this respect,
B.W32. basic concepts in epidemiology and basic methods of epidemiological research,
B.W33. basic problems in ergonomics, including the principles of ergonomic work organisation,
B.W34. basic ecology and environmental protection, types of pollution and ways of environmental protection,
B.W35. problems of handling crisis intervention situations and principles and methods of coping with stress in the profession of a paramedic,
B.W36. prevention of anti-health behaviour manifested in the use of narcotic drugs or psychoactive substances, alcohol consumption and smoking tobacco and prevention of modern lifestyle diseases and mental diseases,
B.W37. the effect of environmental factors on human and population health, national health policy, health programmes and health risks, taking into considerations variables such as age, place of residence, education or work,
B.W38. the tasks of sanitary and epidemiological supervision and State Sanitary Inspection,
B.W39. basic regulations on the organisation and financing of the health care system and universal health insurance,
B.W40. methods of health promotion, with particular reference to health education,
B.W41. principles of quality management and methods of quality assurance,
B.W42. methods of increasing physical fitness,
B.W43. types of terrorist threats and principles of countering terrorist and bioterrorist attacks, and the legal determinants of crisis management.

C.W1. principles for the management of the most common children’s diseases, taking into consideration age-related specificities,
C.W2. basic developmental norms in the physical examination of a child,
C.W3. selected diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal and neurological diseases in children,
C.W4. most common childhood infectious diseases,
C.W5. morphological and physiological specificities of individual organs and systems of the body at developmental age,
C.W6. physiology and pathophysiology of the neonatal period,
C.W7. selected congenital defects and genetically determined diseases,
C.W8. problems arising from disability and chronic diseases,
C.W9. general symptomatology of mental disorders and principles of their classification according to the main classification systems,
C.W10. symptoms of the most common mental illnesses, principles of diagnosing them and therapeutic management,
C.W11. the specificity of mental disorders in children, adolescents and elderly people,
C.W12. legal regulations concerning mental health protection, with particular reference to the principles of admission to a psychiatric hospital,
C.W13. types of direct coercion measures and the principles of applying them in the health care system,
C.W14. environmental and epidemiological determinants of the most common cancers,
C.W15. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common problems of palliative medicine,
C.W16. principles of rescue procedures in case of a terminal patient,
C.W17. mechanisms leading to sudden health and life-threatening emergencies,
C.W18. mechanisms of action of basic groups of medications and medications administered independently by a paramedic,
C.W19. methods of pain management, with particular reference to pharmacotherapy for children,
C.W20. pain assessment scales and possibilities of implementing analgesic treatment by a paramedic,
C.W21. principles of decontamination,
C.W22. medical simulation techniques in non-surgical fields of medicine,
C.W23. emergency states in neoplastic and haematological diseases, disorders of blood clotting system, intravascular coagulation syndrome and acute leukaemia and the principles of pre-hospital management in these conditions,
C.W24. principles of history taking in the scope necessary to carry out medical emergency treatment,
C.W25. principles of physical examination in the scope necessary to carry put medical emergency treatment and providing health services other than medical emergency treatment,
C.W26. causes and types of chest pain and its diagnostics,
C.W27. problems of acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, aortic dissection, circulatory failure, acute limb ischaemia, pulmonary oedema, and pulmonary embolism,
C.W28. problems of acute respiratory failure,
C.W29. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of acute respiratory distress syndrome, exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, acute inflammation of airways and pneumothorax,
C.W30. causes, symptoms and management of acute renal failure,
C.W31. selected gastrointestinal diseases,
C.W32. problems of metabolic coma and emergencies in endocrinology,
C.W33. methods of nutrition assessment,
C.W34. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and preventative action in the most common bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal diseases, including pneumococcal and meningococcal infections, viral hepatitis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), sepsis and nosocomial infections,
C.W35. medications used in emergencies in internal, neurological and psychiatric diseases,
C.W36. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common nervous system diseases,
C.W37. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of headaches and cerebrovascular diseases, in particular stroke and epilepsy,
C.W38. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of nervous system infections, in particular cerebrospinal meningitis,
C.W39. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of dementia,
C.W40. types of imaging examinations and the radiological picture of basic diseases,
C.W41. the principles of the survival chain,
C.W42. the principles of first aid for non-traumatic patients,
C.W43. principles of evacuating injured persons from a vehicle,
C.W44. principles of first aid for accident victims,
C.W45. principles and technique of making dressings,
C.W46. principles of preparation to medical procedures in life-threatening emergencies,
C.W47. principles of handling a patient with an external catheter,
C.W48. principles of suctioning the bronchial tree of an intubated patient,
C.W49. principles of body care of a patient with tracheostomy tube and tracheostomy care,
C.W50. techniques of medical procedures performed independently by a paramedic,
C.W51. principles of asepsis and antisepsis,
C.W52. principles of preservation of biological material for testing,
C.W53. principles of assessment of patient’s condition in order to determine the course of action and initiate or abandon medical emergency treatment, including in the case of diagnosis of death,
C.W54. indications to place the patient in a position appropriate for his condition or injuries,
C.W55. causes and symptoms of a sudden cardiac arrest,
C.W56. principles of basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and in children,
C.W57. indications for airway suctioning and its techniques,
C.W58. indications for instrumental and non-instrumental airway clearance and its techniques,
C.W59. indications for passive oxygen therapy or artificial ventilation with air or oxygen, manually or mechanically using a ventilator and their techniques,
C.W60. indications for tracheal intubation in direct laryngoscopy through the mouth without the use of muscle relaxants and for carrying out artificial ventilation and their techniques,
C.W61. indications for manual, automated and semi-automated defibrillation and their techniques,
C.W62. indications for cannulation of peripheral veins of the upper and lower limbs and the external jugular vein and its technique,
C.W63. principles of monitoring respiratory and circulatory function using non-invasive methods,
C.W64. principles of intraosseous access using a ready-to-use kit,
C.W65. indications for intravenous, including through vascular access port, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intratracheal, oral, rectal, inhalation and intraosseous medication administration and its techniques,
C.W66. selected scales for assessment of coma and trauma, and prognostic scores,
C.W67. causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosing and therapeutic management of the most common diseases requiring surgical intervention, taking into consideration the specificity of paediatric diseases,
C.W68. selected problems of paediatric traumatology,
C.W69. indications for and principles of intensive care,
C.W70. symptoms and types of pneumothorax,
C.W71. symptoms of haemothorax, flail chest and rib fractures,
C.W72. the technique of determining concentrations of critical parameters,
C.W73. medical procedures used by a paramedic, in particular dressing wounds and burns, staunching haemorrhages, immobilising fractures, dislocations and sprains, immobilising the spine, with particular reference to the cervical spine, and administering medications,
C.W74. principles of undertaking precautionary action in order to reduce the health impact of an event,
C.W75. principles of pre-hospital primary and secondary triage and hospital triage,
C.W76. techniques of preparing a patient to transport and medical care during transport,
C.W77. techniques of management of precipitate labour in non-hospital conditions,
C.W78. pre-hospital procedure in health emergencies in adults and children,
C.W79. types of invasive therapy used in pre-hospital procedure,
C.W80. types of invasive therapy used in hospital emergency department,
C.W81. medical emergencies in neoplastic diseases and pre-hospital and hospital emergency department procedures in such emergencies,
C.W82. principles of transporting patients with injuries,
C.W83. specialist procedures in emergencies of internal origin, in particular electrostimulation, cardioversion, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), dialysis, artificial ventilation and forms of extracorporeal circulation,
C.W84. indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy,
C.W85. environmental risks,
C.W86. types of disasters, medical procedures and emergency treatment undertaken in multiple-casualty and mass-casualty incidents and disasters, as well as in incidents involving chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear exposure,
C.W87. ethical aspects of medical rescue in multiple- and mass-casualty incidents and disasters,
C.W88. application of medical simulation in the teaching of surgical procedures,
C.W89. acid-base and water-electrolyte imbalance and principles of pre-hospital and hospital emergency department procedure in such imbalance,
C.W90. principles of prevention of infections in a hospital emergency department,
C.W91. principles of patient monitoring in a hospital emergency department,
C.W92. specialist procedures in trauma emergencies used in pre-hospital and emergency hospital department,
C.W93. types of injuries, their definitions and principles of qualification for a trauma centre and a paediatric trauma centre,
C.W94. principles of operation of a trauma centre and a paediatric trauma centre,
C.W95. principles of pre-hospital and emergency hospital department procedure in craniocerebral, spinal and spinal cord, limb, abdomen and thoracic injuries and in shock,
C.W96. electric cardioversion and external electrostimulation procedures,
C.W97. principles of urinary bladder catheterisation,
C.W98. the procedure of a gastric tube insertion and gastric lavage,
C.W99. selected ophthalmological emergencies and principles of pre-hospital procedure in this respect,
C.W100. selected laryngological emergencies and the principles of pre-hospital procedure in this respect,
C.W101. health emergencies in gynaecology and obstetrics,
C.W102. principles of operation of the State Medical Rescue system,
C.W103. the role and significance of the Polish Medical Air Rescue in the State Medical Rescue system,
C.W104. principles for suspicion and diagnosis of brain death,
C.W105. basic imaging techniques,
C.W106. indications, contraindications and preparation of patients to specific types of imaging examinations and contraindications for the application of contrast agents,
C.W107. mechanisms, objectives and principles of treatment of psychoactive substance dependence,
C.W108. basic problems of forensic medicine.

SKILLS – A GRADUATE IS ABLE TO
A.U1. locate different body areas and organs located in them and determine the position of the organs in relation to each other,
A.U2. indicate differences in body structure and in organ function between an adults and a child,
A.U3. assess the function of organs and systems,
A.U4. recognise the pathophysiological basis of cardiovascular failure,
A.U5. recognise digestive disorders, taking into consideration the role of enzymes, including basic digestive enzyme disorders, and identify the effects of these disorders,
A.U6. recognise renal function disorders and their effect on body homeostasis,
A.U7. recognise viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, taking into consideration their geographic range,
A.U8. use the knowledge of laws of physics to determine the effect on the body of external factors, such as temperature, acceleration, pressure, electromagnetic field and ionising radiation,
A.U9. apply the principles of radiological protection,
A.U10. calculate the molar and percentage concentrations of compounds and the concentrations of substances in isosmotic single- and multicomponent solutions,
A.U11. predict the direction of biochemical processes depending on the energy status of cells,
A.U12. use selected basic laboratory techniques,
A.U13. perform basic pharmacokinetic calculations,
A.U14. apply epidemiological measures appropriate for the situation,
A.U15. select medications in appropriate doses in order to correct pathological phenomena in the body and individual organs,
A.U16. use pharmaceutical reference guides and medicinal product databases,
A.U17. link pathological changes found in physical examination to changes taking place at the cellular level,
A.U18. recognise respiratory, circulatory and other system and organ dysfunctions,
A.U19. select an appropriate statistical test, carry out basic statistical analyses and use appropriate methods to present results,
B.U1. implement epidemiological procedures appropriate for the situation,
B.U2. recognise situations which require consultation with another health professional or medical coordinator,
B.U3. ensure his/her own safety, safety of patients, those around and the environment, by complying with the principles of occupational health and safety and regulations and principles regulating the procedures in case of various types of risk,
B.U4. provide information about basic procedures and treatments concerning the patient and information on the patient’s condition,
B.U5. comply with ethical principles when performing professional activities,
B.U6. respect patient’s rights,
B.U7. take into consideration during medical emergency treatment patient’s expectations resulting from socio-cultural conditions,
B.U8. comply with the principles of sanitary and epidemiological safety and prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases,
B.U9. identify risk factors for violence, recognise violence and respond appropriately,
B.U10. apply, to a basic extent, motivational and supportive psychological interventions,
B.U11. communicate with colleagues within the team, providing them with feedback and support,
B.U12. improve his/her qualifications and pass on his/her knowledge to others,
B.U13. prevent post-traumatic stress disorder after traumatic events, including carry out a critical event debriefing in the team,
B.U14. cope with stress in performing the paramedic profession,
B.U15. assess the functioning of a person in difficult situations (stress, conflict, frustration),
B.U16. communicate with a patient in one of the foreign languages at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages,
B.U17. assess the exposure to harmful substances in the human environment and apply the principles of ergonomic monitoring,
B.U18. apply the environmental protection measures,
B.U19. determine mutual relations between people and the environment,
B.U20. perform activities in the area of medical rescue and provide health care services in accordance with the legal regulations concerning the performance of the profession of a paramedic,
C.U1. assess the patient’s condition in order to determine the course of emergency treatment,
C.U2. place the patient for imaging examination,
C.U3. manage a child based on the knowledge of symptomatology of most common paediatric diseases,
C.U4. perform a physical examination of a patient,
C.U5. adapt the management to the child’s age,
C.U6. assess the condition of a newborn in the APGAR scale,
C.U7. take the medical history from an adult patient in the scope necessary to perform medical emergency treatment,
C.U8. assess patient’s state of consciousness,
C.U9. place the patient in a position appropriate for the type of disease or injury,
C.U10. carry out a physical examination of an adult patient in the scope necessary to determine his/her condition,
C.U11. monitor the respiratory function, taking into consideration pulse oximetry, capnometry, and capnography,
C.U12. interpret the results of examinations of a patient with chronic respiratory failure,
C.U13. perform an electrocardiogram and interpret it in a basic way,
C.U14. monitor the cardiovascular function using non-invasive methods,
C.U15. assess and describe patient’s somatic and mental condition,
C.U16. carry out an analysis of potential adverse reactions to individual medications and interactions between them,
C.U17. assess patient’s neurological condition,
C.U18. monitor patient’s condition using non-invasive methods,
C.U19. maintain medical records of performed procedures, including in case of a patient’s death, stillbirth, and withdrawing medical emergency treatment,
C.U20. administer medications and fluids to the patient,
C.U21. determine glucose level using glucometer,
C.U22. insert a gastric tube,
C.U23. insert a bladder catheter,
C.U24. assist in preparatory activities for organ transplantation,
C.U25. identify on the site of an event an exposure to harmful and hazardous factors,
C.U26. prepare a patient to transport,
C.U27. identify mistakes and negligence in the practice of a paramedic,
C.U28. monitor the patient’s condition during medical and transportation procedures,
C.U29. administer analgesic treatment,
C.U30. assess the severity of pain according to known scales,
C.U31. recognise life-threatening conditions in an organ transplant patient,
C.U32. monitor patient’s life functions during a diagnostic examination,
C.U33. interpret the results of basic toxicology tests,
C.U34. identify toxidromes,
C.U35. assess the indications for transporting a patient to a toxicology, hyperbaric, replantation centre, and an invasive cardiology centre and a burn treatment centre, trauma centre or paediatric trauma centre,
C.U36. estimate toxicological hazards in specific age groups and in various clinical conditions,
C.U37. link images of tissue and organ damage with clinical symptoms of a disease,
C.U38. perform basic and advanced resuscitation procedures in adults, children, infants and newborns, taking into consideration the correct use of devices supporting resuscitation (chest compression devices, ventilator),
C.U39. restore airway patency using non-instrumental methods,
C.U40. restore airway patency using instruments and superglottic methods,
C.U41. perform endotracheal intubation in direct and indirect laryngoscopy,
C.U42. perform cricothyroidotomy,
C.U43. implement oxygen therapy depending on the patient’s needs and provide respiratory support,
C.U44. apply the principles of asepsis and antisepsis, dress a simple wound, apply and change a surgical dressing,
C.U45. perform artificial ventilation using a self-reinflating bag and a transport ventilator,
C.U46. perform electrical defibrillation using a manual and automated defibrillator
C.U47. perform cardioversion and external cardiac electrostimulation,
C.U48. assess neurological emergencies in a patient,
C.U49. perform an intraosseous access using a ready-to-use kit,
C.U50. take blood and secure material for laboratory, microbiological and toxicology tests,
C.U51. stop external bleeding and immobilise limbs following a trauma,
C.U52. stabilise and immobilise the spine,
C.U53. implement appropriate procedure in life-threatening pneumothorax,
C.U54. apply injury severity scales,
C.U55. assist in precipitate labour in non-hospital conditions,
C.U56. decide not to undertake cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to abandon it,
C.U57. recognise sure signs of death,
C.U58. perform pre-hospital primary and secondary triage and hospital triage,
C.U59. work in a team, providing assistance in difficult day and night field conditions and in conditions of considerable physical and mental strain,
C.U60. treat external bleeding,
C.U61. transport a patient in the pre-hospital, intra-hospital and inter-hospital conditions,
C.U62. identify mistakes and negligence in the practice of a paramedic,
identyfikować błędy i zaniedbania w praktyce ratownika medycznego,
C.U63. identify the risk of craniocerebral, chest, abdominal, limb, spinal and spinal cord, pelvic injuries, and implement rescue procedures in case of these injuries,
C.U64. identify indications for transport to a trauma centre or paediatric trauma centre and report the presence of qualification criteria to the head of a trauma team or head of a paediatric trauma team,
C.U65. perform medical procedures under the supervision or at the orders of a medical practitioner,
C.U66. adapt the rescue procedure to the patient’s condition,
C.U67. monitor the patient’s condition during imaging examination.

SOCIAL COMPETENCES – A GRADUATE IS READY TO
K.K1. has the awareness to use various forms of physical activity for a healthy lifestyle, improved fitness and the appearance of the body,
K.K2. co-operates with other units of integrated system of medical rescue, can co-operate in a multidisciplinary team,
K.K3. respects the dignity and autonomy of persons in his/her care, observes medical confidentiality,
K.K4. systematically improves his/her professional knowledge, is aware of his/her own limitations, develops professional skills by striving for professionalism, knows when to seek the opinion of experts,
K.K5. identifies problems and set priorities accordingly,
K.K6. demonstrates the attitude of responsibility for decisions taken and professional actions,
K.K7. puts the patient’s welfare first.

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