First Aid

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Department of Cybernetics

Synopsis:

General rules of first aid. Urgent resuscitation. Breathing revival. Thorax

massage. Bleeding and bandage (types of bleeding, pressure points and their

use, pressure bandage, bandage techniques). Unconsciousness (diagnosis,

stabilized position). Dizziness. Convulsion states. Accute states. Shock.

Serious injuries (head injuries, thorax injuries, pneumothorax, abdominal

injuries). Injuries of minor extent. Fractures (types of fractures and

bandages, injuries of spinal chord and spine). Foreign objects and injuries

of joints. Sudden states affecting eye. Sudden mental disorders. Unexpected

delivery. Serious accute state at children. Displacement and positioning.

Bandage technique. First aid under difficult conditions (rain, snow,

improvization of transport, etc.). First aid at watery grave. First aid at

electrical injury. First aid at car accidents. First aid at settlement of

disaster. First aid at settlement of natural disasters. First aid after

strike of weapons of mass destruction. Crisis management. Inevitable part of

the course are videoprograms with simulated situations and practical

training of important situations.

Requirements:

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Study Objective:

Study materials:

1.Red Cross online documents: http://www.redcross.org

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Biomedical Engineering- structured studies (compulsory course)