Course: Emergency Medical Service in Mountain Areas

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Course title Emergency Medical Service in Mountain Areas
Course code FZS/VPNP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Horký Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Mountain Rescue Service, its competences and position within the IRS 2) Introduction to the content and course of practical training 3) Theoretical introduction to avalanche problems 4) Basic nodes and their use Exercises: 1) Practical training in the ski area: Getting to know the rescue equipment HS at the Ještěd station; care and transports on the ski slope 2) Practical training in the ski area: avalanche rescue, work with avalanche locator, rescue of a buried person, etc .; building a belay station in the snow, lowering and hauling a transport vehicle 3) Practical training on ferrata: movement on ferrata; building a belay site - spider 4) Practical training on ferrata: Lowering and pulling a person in a suspension bag and evacuation seat; basics of rock climbing, abseiling with securing etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to define and describe alpine issues in emergency care. Students will acquire the position of mountain rescue service as an IRS component. Students will learn the basic ways of transporting a patient from mountain terrain.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Interview

Credit: - 80% participation in exercises, - mastering assigned tasks.
Recommended literature
  • BYDŽOVSKÝ, Jan. Předlékařská první pomoc.. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2334-1.
  • MCNAB, Chris. Jak přežít cokoli a kdekoli: příručka pro přežití za každých podmínek a v jakémkoli prostředí. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3116-2.


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): Health Rescuer (15) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer