Course: Urgent medicine and medicine of disasters

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Course title Urgent medicine and medicine of disasters
Course code KAT/MKA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Otřísal Pavel, prof. Ing. Ph.D., MBA
  • Matouch Petr, PhDr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Methods of verification of vital functions, - Basic resuscitation with practical training, - First aid in selected emergency conditions, - Mass occurrence of injuries - START classification.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach the students theoretical and practical aspects of the following: - Resuscitation techniques and skills with and without resuscitation equipment. - Vital functions and their verification Resuscitation: basic, extended, follow-up. First aid in selected emergency conditions. Occurrence of a higher number of injuries and appropriate procedures (disaster medicine). START classification. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course the student is able to: - Demonstrate selected resuscitation methods, - Describe the methods of verification of vital functions, - Describe the principles of key procedures in case of mass occurrence of injuries.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Seminar Work

- Active participation in seminars. - Submission of a seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Ertlová, F. (2003). Přednemocniční neodkladná péče. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů.
  • Pokorný, J. et al. (2004). Urgentní medicína. Praha: Galén.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education Focused on Education and Civic Defence (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Civic Defence (2016) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -