Course: First Aid

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Course title First Aid
Course code KAR/VCB11
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Konupčiková Michaela, MUDr.
  • Lucká Ivana, MUDr.
  • Tylich Štěpán, MUDr.
  • Čechmánek Tomáš, MUDr.
  • Horáková Tereza, MUDr.
  • Mertová Aylin, MUDr.
  • Hrnčiříková Pavla, MUDr.
  • Klementová Olga, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bendžala Tomáš, MUDr. Bc.
  • Brigant Tomáš, MUDr.
  • Jurčík Jan, MUDr.
  • Mačuga Filip, MUDr.
  • Paciorková Hana, MUDr.
  • Wawrzyková Dominika, MUDr.
  • Thinová Petra, MUDr.
  • Doubravská Lenka, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Basic life support - open airway, arteficial ventilation, chest compressions. Organization of the Emergency Medical Servis. Shock states. Trauma - head trauma, crush injury, chest trauma, abdominal trauma, spinal cord injury, multisystem trauma. Heatstroke, burns, hypotermia, electrical injuries, drowning. Transport positions, fractures and treatment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Skill level enabling to perform the basic resuscitation techniques on accident site, provide first aid to an unconscious person, provide first aid in major bleeding, diagnose and attend to fractures and serious abdominal injury.
After participation in the course the students are able to provide basic first aid using only protective device and basic equipment.
Prerequisites
Students ought to have fundamental knowledges of human biology at the secondary education level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student

attendance 100%, use of e-learning, success at the colloquium
Recommended literature
  • Bydžovský, J. (2011). Předlékařská první pomoc. Praha: Grada.
  • Český červený kříž. (2017). Standardy první pomoci. Praha: Český červený kříž.
  • Franěk, O., Trčková, P. (2012). Příručka první pomoci. Tábor: Mimoni.
  • Klementa, B., Klementová, O., & Marcián, P. (2014). Resuscitace. Olomouc: Epava.
  • Štěpánek, K. (2011). První pomoc zážitkem. Praha: Computer Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optometry (2024) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer