BPPP011 First Aid

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Blanka Trojanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Igor Crha, CSc.
Department of Midwifery and Paramedics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPPP011/01: Tue 11:00–12:40 348A
BPPP011/02: Tue 17:30–19:10 348A
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Student will be able to: - interpret basic information and training for handling acute health threatening situations. - manage on-site first aid, transportation, bandage and CPR in model situation; - diagnose and explain basic vital signs; - provide Basic Cardiac Life Support according to ERC guidelines from 2005 (on the models); - explain and provide first aid including wound dressing, transport, monitoring outside of hospital.
Syllabus
  • Lecture topics: - classification, basic rules in first aid, legal matters, assessment, examination, basic physiological functions - rescue procedure, basic medical positions, transport, types of wounds, defining criteria, treatment - types of bandage, bandage application, first aid kit - resuscitation, phases, new approaches to CPR, artificial ventilation tools, CPR in children and adults, signs of death - shock, symptoms, treatment, bleeding, types of shock - burns, inhalation trauma, cold injuries, hypothermia, frostbites, acid burns, lye burns - electrical injuries, drowning, suffocation, intoxication - joint injuries, bone injuries, diagnosis, treatment - head injuries, spinal injuries, chest injuries, abdominal injuries - first aid of heart failure, first aid of apoplexy, abdominal emergency, convulsions - multiple casualties situations, Integrated Emergency System, survey, assessment, evaluation of the casualties, first aid organization.
Literature
  • KELNAROVÁ, Jarmila. První pomoc : pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 183 s. ISBN 9788024721835. info
  • KELNAROVÁ, Jarmila. První pomoc I : pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 109 s. ISBN 9788024721828. info
  • BYDŽOVSKÝ, Jan. První pomoc. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004, 75 s. ISBN 8024706806. info
  • ERTLOVÁ, Františka and Josef MUCHA. Přednemocniční neodkladná péče. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2003, 368 s. ISBN 8070133791. info
Teaching methods
Trainig, demonstration, multimedia projection, teamwork activities
Assessment methods
Completion of a log-book, including the elaboration and discussion of a clinical history. Student assessment: Exam 100% attendance, written knowledgw test, pratical examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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