BZMK021c Medicine of disasters - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Vlasta Vařeková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Pospíšil
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Vlasta Vařeková
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BZMK021c/Sk_1: Tue 8. 4. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513, Tue 15. 4. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513, Tue 22. 4. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513, Tue 29. 4. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513, Tue 6. 5. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513, Tue 13. 5. 11:00–13:05 F01B1/513
BZMK021c/Sk_2: Tue 8. 4. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513, Tue 15. 4. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513, Tue 22. 4. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513, Tue 29. 4. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513, Tue 6. 5. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513, Tue 13. 5. 13:30–15:35 F01B1/513
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
Disaster Medicine and Integrated Rescue System is a profiling theoretical and practical subject. Its aim is to prepare students, medical rescuers, both theoretically and practically for dealing with emergencies with a prevalence of medical issues in the pre-hospital and early hospital phase and for cooperation within the Integrated Rescue System.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: - triage the wounded using the START method, - solving model situations and practical activities with the use of dummies, during an emergency in the pre-hospital and hospital phase, - to practically deal with emergencies in the field from the perspective of a paramedic of the integrated rescue system and to use available medical resources.
Syllabus
Solution of model situations and practical training of individual activities with the use of figurants in the pre-hospital phase, solving model situations and practical training of individual activities with the use of mannequins in the pre-hospital phase, including the use of available medical devices. Training in medical triage using the Uniform Triage and Identification Card, training in lay pre-sorting START, participation in interoperability exercises of the integrated rescue system.
Teaching methods
recommended literature BULÍKOVÁ, Táňa. Disaster medicine. Martin: Osveta, 2011, 390 s. ISBN 9788080633615. info POKORNÝ, Jiří. Emergency medicine. 1st ed. Prague: Galén, 2004, xxiii, 547. ISBN 8072622595. info undetermined ŠÍN, Robin. Disaster Medicine. First edition. Prague: Galén, 2017, 351 pages. ISBN 9788074922954. info POLÁK, Martin. Emergency admission : the most common signs, symptoms and diseases in the emergency department. Second, revised and supplemented. Prague: Mladá fronta, 2016, 767 pp. ISBN 9788020439390. info BULÍKOVÁ, Táňa and Peter HERMAN. Pre-hospital emergency medicine. Edited by Viliam Dobiáš. 2nd, supplemented and revised. Martin: Osveta, 2012, 740 pages. ISBN 9788080633875. info
Assessment methods
Solving model situations, practicing triage and participating in a synergy exercise. Completion/credit: 100% class participation, preparation of a seminar paper on a topic related to disaster medicine, scope and topic to be assigned by the instructor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2026.
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