Course: Emergency medicine and catastrophical medicine

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Course title Emergency medicine and catastrophical medicine
Course code KKO/P4UMK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Mašek Michal, Bc.
  • Dizon Jose Mauricio, MUDr.
  • Špendlíček Karel, Bc.
  • Holeková Jindra, Mgr. DiS.
Course content
Disorders of consciousness in the pre-hospital care (differential diagnosis, securing the patient). Resuscitation. Respiratory insufficiency in the pre-hospital care (differential diagnosis, cause-specific treatment Shock states. Urgent conditions in cardiology (Angina pectoris in the pre-hospital care, acute coronary syndrome, symptomatic arrhythmias).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration, Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with various acute conditions (causes, manifestations, diagnostics, first aid, pre-hospital care, and follow-up treatment), procedures conducted at the site of the response, the possibilities of transport to a health care facility, and with procedures pertinent to the patient's transfer to a health care facility. To expand the knowledge of the basic medical disciplines and to emphasize the multidisciplinary nature of urgent medicine. To aquaint students with crisis planning and procedures pertinent to the resolution of an emergency.
The student knows the causes, manifestations, diagnostics, and treatment of acute conditions and is able to use algorithms utilized in pre-hospital care. The student knows and is able to use technical and health care equipment of an ambulance. Theoretically, the student has mastered the issue of planning, organization, and management of rescue operations in mass accidents, emergencies, and natural catastrophes.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KKO/P3UMK and KKO/P3UMK

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Didactic test

Mandatory attendance of 85 per cent in lectures and seminars. Credit requirements: practical test on pharmaceuticals used in pre-hospital emergency care. Examination: Passing a written test or an oral examination on emergency medicine.
Recommended literature
  • ERC Guidelines 2015. www.erc.edu.
  • DOBIÁŠ, V. Klinická propedeutika v urgentní medicíně. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013.
  • IPVZ. Souhrn přednášek ke kurzu Lékařská první pomoc. Praha, 2003.
  • KLENER, P. et al. Vnitřní lékařství. Praha: Galén, 2001.
  • KNOR, J.; MÁLEK, J. Farmakoterapie urgentních stavů. Praha: Maxdorf, 2016.
  • KOLÁŘ, J., et al. Kardiologie pro sestry intenzivní péče. Praha: Galén, 2009.
  • MAREK, J. a kol. Farmakologie vnitřních nemocí. Praha: Grada, 2010.
  • POKORNÝ J. et al. Lékařská první pomoc. Praha, Galén, 2003.
  • POKORNÝ J. et al. Urgentní medicína. Praha, Galén, 2004.
  • POKORNÝ, J. Lékařská první pomoc. 2. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2010.
  • ŠÉBLOVÁ, J.; KNOR, J. Urgentní medicína v klinické praxi lékaře. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Paramedicine (2013) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer