BPPP011 First Aid

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2008
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: Thu 8:00–9:40 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
The course is a theoretically-practical course teaching students to provide first aid properly. The aim of this course is to provide basic information and training for handling acute health threatening situations. It also teaches to manage on-site first aid, transportation, bandage and CPR. At the end of this course, students should be able to: understand basic vital signs; provide Basic Cardiac Life Support according to ERC guidelines from 2005; 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
Assessment methods
Student assessment - credit: 0 absence - exam: written test + pratical examination Teaching techniques: - lecture, trainig, demonstration, multimedia projection, teamwork activities
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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