This course deals with clinical procedures in the face of life-threatening emergencies, so that you will be able to deal with situations that may compromise the patient's life. Learn how to identify, initially treat and transfer a patient in a life-threatening emergency situation"

Medical emergencies require specialized care to ensure that the person's life support is maintained while acting on potential problems in the body's vital systems to prevent future complications to the person's health.

The postgraduate certificate in Vital Emergencies is designed to update the physician's knowledge in cardiac, respiratory, neurological, digestive, endocrinometabolic and hydroelectrolytic emergency care, in order to provide quality medical care to patients with pathologies and health problems affecting the organs and vital systems. 

After completing the course, the professional will be able to prioritize situations, solve problems and make decisions in the care of patients in emergency medical situations, both in adult and pediatric patients.

Expand your knowledge through the postgraduate certificate in Vital Emergencies in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This postgraduate certificate in Vital Emergencies contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in emergencies.
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Diagnostic and therapeutic innovations on how to deal with situations of cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the different clinical situations presented throughout the course
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments.
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Vital Emergencies, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals from the field of emergencies, who bring to this training their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognized by esteemed scientific communities.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the physician must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the Postgraduate Certificate. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of emergencies with extensive teaching experience.

This online methodology allows you to practice in a simulated environment through clinical cases"

Make the most of the opportunity to update your knowlegde in how to act in Vital Emergencies"

The main objective of the program is to develop theoretical and practical learning, so that the physician can master in a practical and rigorous way the approach to the main vital emergencies in the patient.

This refresher program will provide you with the competencies  to act safely in the performance of medical  practice, which will help you to grow personally and professionally"

General objective

• Update the knowledge and skills necessary for the professional to face vital emergencies in the different systems of the organism that can compromise the patient's life.

Specific objectives

• Differentiate between the concepts of accidents, emergencies and disasters
• Identify the fundamentals of emergency health care.
• Apply clinical and non-clinical professional skills in emergency and disaster medicine
• Use medical records in the emergency department and understand the most relevant legal and ethical aspects of health care in emergencies
• Prioritize, organize and manage patient care in the most efficient way through triage
• Understand the basic workings of an accident and emergency coordination center
• Identify the equipment and the communication systems in an EMS
• Perform and interpret electrocardiograms in emergency situations
• Apply protocols for medical care in cases of heart rhythm alterations
• Identify the life-threatening pathophysiological processes
• Describe the different conditions that cause chest pain and apply the appropriate protocols in each case
• Recognize the different signs and symptoms typical of ischemic heart disease.
• Apply the specific procedures in Acute Coronary Syndrome and assess the possibility of prehospital fibrinolysis.
• Know how to address congestive heart failure and acute pulmonary edema
• Know how to address cardiac tamponade and pericardial effusion
• Identify the behavior of a patient with dyspnea in the emergency room.
• Handle patients with asthma, bronchospasm, and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Identify the main emergency neurological disorders.
• Describe the out-of-hospital care for neurological vascular disorders and code stroke
• Learn the immediate action in cases of syncope, acute confusional syndrome, headache, coma and vertigo
• Differentiate the main causes of acute abdomen and how to manage acute abdominal pain.
• Recognize the principle pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract and the related consequences.
• Understand the fundamental alterations of glycemic metabolism.
• Understand the main consequences of electrolyte alterations.

Seize the opportunity and take the step to get up-to-date on the latest developments in care for patients in a life-threatening situation"