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 - legislation, procedure for death, autopsy. Postmortem changes. 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.
The student learns about the most common causes of sudden and violent death in the field, focuses on the issues of violent acts against living persons, alcoholism and traffic accidents.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 75% attendance at the lectures. Successful completion of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Šafr, M.; Hejna, P. Střelná poranění. Praha: Galén, 2010.


Study plans that include the course
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