Course: Fundamentals of Emergency Health Aid

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Course title Fundamentals of Emergency Health Aid
Course code AUART/AE0PP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Burget Niko, MUDr.
Course content
The course is planned in the scope of 7 hours/semester with the following content: In the theoretical part, the principles of providing first aid, legislation, calling the ambulance, basic resuscitation, diagnosis of circulatory and respiratory arrest, assessment of impaired consciousness, rules of performing indirect cardiac massage, including control of AED, artificial respiration, diagnosis and therapy of arterial bleeding, transport and positioning of the injured. A special section discusses the application of first aid in specific cases - myocardial infarction, stroke, burns, frostbite, electrocution, fractures, shock conditions, diabetes mellitus and epilepsy. In the practical part of the course, students will learn how to assess the circulation, breathing and state of consciousness of a casualty, practical performance of indirect cardiac massage and artificial respiration on manikins, operation of external defibrillators and dressing technique. Credit week, remedial written work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Demonstration, Practice exercises
  • Home preparation for classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 15 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Nothing.
Nothing.
learning outcomes
Nothing
Nothing
teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecturing
Practice exercises
Demonstration
Demonstration
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Written examination
Essay
Essay
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Beed, M. Sherman, R. Mahajan, R. Emergencies in critical care. United Kingdom, 2013. ISBN 9780199696277.
  • Belejová, Hana. První pomoc. 2016. ISBN 9788026310433.
  • Jan Lejsek. První pomoc. Praha, 2013. ISBN 9788024620909.


Study plans that include the course
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