BSc. Emergency Trauma Care Technology 

The concept of specialization in emergency medicine is relatively recent to the Indian medical establishments, while it’s the back bone of the healthcare system in most developed countries.

Emergency medicine is a field of practice based on the knowledge and skills required for the prevention, diagnosis and management of the acute and urgent aspects of illness and injury affecting patients of all age groups with a full spectrum of undifferentiated physical and behavioural disorders. It is a specialty team that takes care of patient presenting with acute emergencies where time is a critical factor.

All the initial resuscitation will be done by the Emergency Medical team comprising of Emergency physician, technician and other paramedical staff. This course offers mainly towards the initial resuscitation of patient who arrives in the Emergency room. As the number of trauma and natural disasters are increasing day by day, Emergency Medicine has become the need of the hour.

The specific educational objectives of the course aim at favouring the following competencies:

• To study the Foundation of Emergency and critical care technology. .
• To improve the knowledge through clinical exposure and research.
• To study in depth about critical care Technology and develop expertise in the subject.
• Develop and learn efficient teaching techniques to become an ideal teacher.
• Ascertaining and monitoring the needs of patients while operating in a comprehensive fashion so as to guarantee physical, psychological and social well-being.
• Motivating the choices of intervention according to criteria of scientific evidence.
• Collaborating in activities of clinical research and training.

Faculty

Dr.K Suresh Baliga, MBBS, MS, FRCS

Dr.Ranjan OR, MBBS, MD (EM)

Dr.Bopanna MBBS, MD(EM)

Dr Arshad MBBS, DNB

B.SC. EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE TECHNOLOGY

 Eligibility for admission: A candidate seeking admission to the Bachelor of Science Emergency and Trauma care Technology Degree course, shall have studied in English medium for the qualifying examination and Shall have passed two years Pre University examination conducted by Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka state, with English as one of the subject, and physics, Chemistry and Biology as principal/optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually also.

OR

Shall have passed any other examination conducted by Boards/Councils/Intermediate Education established by State Governments/Central Government and recognized as equivalent to two year Pre- University examination by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences/Association of Indian University (AIU), with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional/principal subjects and the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually.

OR

Shall have passed intermediate examination in Science of an Indian University/Board/Council of other recognized examining bodies with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as compulsory subject. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually.

OR

Shall have passed first year if the three year degree course of a recognized University with physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in these subjects provided the examination in an ‘University Examination’ provided that the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the pre university or other examinations mentioned in the clauses above.

OR

Shall have passed B.Sc. Examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. Examination with not less than two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) provided the candidate has passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the qualifying examinations mentioned in clauses 1.a., 1.b., 1.c., and 1.e,.

Note:

1)The candidate shall have, passed individually in each of the principal subjects.

2)Candidates who have completed diploma or vocational course through correspondence shall not be eligible for any of the courses mentioned above.

3)Candidates who have Passed “Physical Sciences” instead of Physics and Chemistry as two separate subjects are not eligible for admission to this course.

Duration of course: Duration shall be for a period of three years excluding twelve months of internship, which is mandatory after three years duration.

Medium of instruction: The medium of instruction and examination shall be in English.