Course: Water rescue

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Course title Water rescue
Course code KTS/ZTV4
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Němec Jan, Mgr.
Course content
Rescue swimming - help and rescue the drowning. Techniques jump into the water. Approximation techniques, lifting and pulling drowning settlement. Techniques for obtaining drowning. Fundamentals of diving and swimming underwater. Swimming with ABC. Fishing courses in water from the bottom of the pool, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is improving the swimming skills. Then the training how to rescue a drowning person, the training of basic fancy diving, of scuba diving and swimming underwater.
The student will be able to help the drowning person, to know the basic technique of fancy diving, scuba diving, underwater swimming and swimming with swim fins.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite of study is successful management of compensatory requirements and granted credits of Basic swimming.
KTS/ZTV1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

85% active participation in lessons. Teacher tells the other requirements in the first week of semester.
Recommended literature
  • ČECHOVSKÁ,I.,MILER,T. Plavání : plavecké dovednosti, technika plaveckých způsobů, kondiční plavání, šnorchlování. Praha, 2001.
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ,Z. Potápění . Základy potápění, výcvik a vybavení, potápěčské sporty. Praha, 2005.
  • HOLZAPFEL,B. Potápění. České Budějovice, 2004.
  • Kaufman Jan. Záchranář první pomoc. Praha, 2007.
  • Loskot Jaromír. Základy lanové techniky ve vodní záchraně. 2009.
  • Miler Tomáš. Záchranář bezpečnost a záchrana u vody. 2007.
  • MOUNTAIN,A. Potápění. Praha, 1998.
  • SCHINCK,A. Potápění . Výstroj, rizika, potápěčské kurzy. Čestlice, 2007.


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