Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine and the Integrated Rescue System

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Department of medical branches and humanities

Synopsis:

Introduction to the foundations of Emergency and Disaster Medicine in response to current standards of first aid. Clear and comprehensive information about urgent situations,diseases and injuries across the majority of medical disciplines. The issue of mass affected persons

Requirements:

credit:

Standards for the management of first aid and the development of compensatory work in full exercise.

examination:

oral

caution: intervals between repeated examinations must not be shorter than seven days

Syllabus of lectures:

1.st Introduction to first aid - the basis of Emergency and Disaster Medicine - Resuscitation

2.nd Disorders of consciousness, acute conditions in psychiatry and psychology of stress

3.rd Shock levels and blood pressure, allergic conditions

4.th Bleeding and wound dressings technology, building bleeding

5.th Infection, inflammation, chemical injury, thermal injury, shock, physical impact

6.th Injuries and musculoskeletal diseases and limbs

7.th Brain - the skull injuries and diseases of the central nervous system

8.th Injuries to the spine and spinal cord

9.th Injuries and diseases of respiratory system

10.th Injuries and diseases of the cardiovascular system, chest pain

11.th Injuries and diseases of the digestive system, urinary system diseases

12.th Injuries of the urogenital tract and pelvis, acute conditions in gynecology and obstetrics

13.th Accident, industrial pollutants, emergencies, mass disasters and catastrophes, the means of mass affected population, disaster medicine

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.st Introduction to the subject, OSH, General description of the EMS (Medical Rescue System)

2.nd Pre-hospital emergency care, EKG and its use in the EMS and specific ECG sensing in an ambulance car - demonstration

3.rd Hospital emergency care and emergency income, use of a specific ultrasound in acute medicine - demonstration

4.th Flows of information in IZS (Integrated Rescue System), Mobile and reviver anestetizační device - demonstration

5.th IRS response to mass disasters, technology training and training for EMS - 1

6.th Case studies of mass disaster (terrorism) in terms of IRS, technology training and training for EMS - 2

Study Objective:

To acquaint students with the most common states of an imminent threat to life and health of persons in various medical disciplines, including poisoning, trauma, infection and physical processes of modern security threats (natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics, pandemics, terrorism, armed conflict).

Study materials:

[1] Kolektiv autorů: Standardy první pomoci. ČČK, Praha 2002

[2]Etylová,F., Mucha, J. a kol. autorů: Přednemocniční neodkladná péče. Druhé přepracované vydání. NCONZO Brno, 2004; ISBN 80-7013-379-1

[3]Pokorný, J. et al.: Lékařské první pomoc. Galén Praha 2001, ISBN 80-7262-214-5

[4]Hlaváčková, D., Štorek, J., Fišer, V., Neklapilová, V., Vraspírová, H.: Krizová připravenost zdravotnictví. NCONZO Brno, 2007; ISBN 978-80-7013-452-8

[5] POKORNÝ, Jiří et al.: . Urgentní medicína. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2004, 547 s. ISBN 80-726-2259-5

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Navazující magisterský studijní obor Biomedicínský inženýr - prezenční (compulsory elective course)