OB-GYN AND PEDIATRICS MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Catalog description

In this course the student is familiarized with the women’s reproductive system, the different stages of pregnancy and normal childbirth, childbirth complications, their management, situations of pregnancy trauma, sexual holdup, and psychological implications are discussed. It includes labs where the student will develop the skills to guide the process of normal childbirth and the possible emergency complications associated with the process. The student is exposed to different emergency situations of the neonatal, child and adolescent. Pediatric emergencies caused by trauma, medication cases, sexual and child abuse, and poisoning are discussed. Emphasis is placed in the pathophysiology, evaluation and management of pediatric patients in respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal emergencies. It includes labs where the student develops basic and advanced skills and techniques for pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to the guidelines of the American Heart Association. Emphasis will also be placed on the management of the air ways or insertion of device, endotracheal intubation, and skills in musculoskeletal lesions.