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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
First Aid - GAF127
Title: First Aid
Guaranteed by: Department of Biological and Medical Sciences (16-16150)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/14, C [HS]
Capacity: unknown / 90 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Explanation: (F,1.r.)
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: MUDr. Anatolij Truhlář, Ph.D.
Classification: Health Care > Practical Training
Annotation -
The aim of this subject is to acquaint students of Pharmacy with the basic principles of providing first aid after a sudden deterioration in health or a serious injury. After completing the course, students will be able to call emergency medical services, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of an AED in adults and children up to 18 years of age, stop massive bleeding and recognize severe symptoms caused by internal or neurological diseases. Students will also learn about the organization of pre-hospital emergency care in the Czech Republic.
Last update: Truhlář Anatolij, MUDr., Ph.D. (04.02.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Credit can be obtained after all of the following conditions have been met:

  1. Attendance at 4 out of 5 lectures (80%)
  2. Credit MCQ test completed with more than 75% pass rate
  3. Participation in at least the 2nd practical sessions with hands-on CPR training (50%)

In case of unexpected absence from both practical sessions (e.g. due to illness), an appointment for the practical examination is necessary.
Attendance cannot be replaced by any proof of previous First Aid or CPR training, except at the FaF or LF already completed during previous years.

Last update: Truhlář Anatolij, MUDr., Ph.D. (04.02.2025)
Literature

Obligatory:

Last update: prepocet_literatura.php (14.08.2025)
Teaching methods

Teaching takes place in the form of seminars and practical exercises.

Last update: Truhlář Anatolij, MUDr., Ph.D. (04.02.2025)
Syllabus -

Lectures

  1. Resuscitation I. (importance of first aid, calling emergency services, cardiac arrest, CPR in adults)
  2. Resuscitation II (use of automated external defibrillator, resuscitation of children under 18 years, airway obstruction)
  3. Medical emergencies (chest pain, shortness of breath, unconsciousness, convulsions, stroke, allergies, intoxication)
  4. Surgical emergencies (life-threatening injuries, massive bleeding, electric injury, sudden abdominal pain, burn injury)
  5. Emergency services (chain of survival, organisation of emergency medical services, instructions for credit test)

Practical exercises

  1. Visit to the EMS (ambulance and helicopter base, emergency department)
  2. Practical CPR training (mandatory)

Meeting of students before each practical exercise at the reception desk of the Headquarters building Zdravotnická záchranná služba Královéhradeckého kraje, Hradecká 1690/2A, Hradec Králové 12, Hradecká 1690/2A, Hradec Králové 12

 

 

Last update: Truhlář Anatolij, MUDr., Ph.D. (04.02.2025)
Learning resources
https://cprguidelines.eu/guidelines-2021
Last update: Truhlář Anatolij, MUDr., Ph.D. (04.02.2025)
Learning outcomes

The course First Aid is focused on the theoretical knowledge and practical mastery of basic life-saving procedures in accordance with current recommendations of professional societies. It also aims to provide students with an understanding of the organization and functioning of the Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic.

 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use the following terminology appropriately in the context of providing first aid:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), AED, cardiac arrest, dyspnoea, unconsciousness, airway obstruction, life-threatening bleeding, hypotension, epileptic seizure, stroke, anaphylactic reaction, traumatic shock, emergency call (155, 112), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Integrated Rescue System (IRS), emergency department, ambulance, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).

 

Learning Outcomes:

Based on the knowledge and skills acquired, students will be able to:

  • define the importance of first aid as an integral part of the emergency healthcare system;
  • describe the principles of an effective emergency call and demonstrate orientation within the structure and operation of the Integrated Rescue System (IRS) and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS);
  • explain the indications and techniques of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in adults and children, including practical application and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED);
  • recognize and describe appropriate first aid procedures in cases of acute internal conditions (e.g. chest pain, dyspnoea, unconsciousness, seizures, stroke, anaphylaxis, acute pediatric emergencies, intoxication);
  • explain the principles of providing first aid in cases of acute surgical emergencies (e.g. life-threatening injuries, bleeding, electrical injuries, acute abdominal emergencies, foreign bodies, burns);
  • apply acquired knowledge and practical skills in model emergency scenarios during simulation-based training.   
Last update: Navrátilová Lucie, Ing. (10.06.2025)
 
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