Course: Forensic medicine

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Course title Forensic medicine
Course code KKO/P3SDL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Baláž Petr, MUDr.
Course content
Introduction to forensic medicine. Postmortem changes. Examination of the place of discovery of a dead body. Collaboration with other EMS components, especially the police. The most common causes of death in the community. Violent death. Traffic accidents. Forensic toxicology. Violence against living individuals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the basics of forensic medicine, focusing on the paramedic profession.
Students know the most common causes of sudden and violent death in the community. They are well versed in the issue of violent acts against living individuals, and the issue of alcoholism and traffic accidents. They know the responsibilities of the paramedic and the procedure algorithm concerning judicial issues.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 75% attendance at the lectures. Successful completion of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • BOUŠKA, I. a kol. Soudní lékařství.. Praha: Karolinum, 2002.
  • Bouška, I.; Toupalík, P. Soudnělékařská diagnostika náhlé smrti.. 2. uprav. vydání Praha: Karolinum, 2012.
  • DiMAIO; VJ; DiMAIO, D. Forensic Pathology. 2nd ed. CRC Press, 2001.
  • Hirt, M. a kol. Dopravní nehody v soudním lékařství a soudním inženýrství. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012.
  • Hirt, M. a kol. Tupá poranění v soudním lékařství. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011.
  • HOTTMAR, P. Soudní lékařství - vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Karolinum, 2003.
  • Šafr, M.; Hejna, P. Střelná poranění. Praha: Galén, 2010.
  • VOREL, F. (ed) a kol.1998. Soudní lékařství.. Praha: Grada, 1998.


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: Winter