Lecture (unit of content)

1. Risks of laic intervention. Universal precautions. Teamwork.

2. Obstruction of the airway. Air route release

3. Primary and secondary assessment of the patient

4. Cardiorespiratory arrest. The concept of chance of survival

5. Basic adult life support

6. Basic vital support in the child

7. External automatic defibrillation

8. The chance of survival of the polytraumatized patient. Rules and limits of laic intervention in trauma.  Definitions.

9. Trauma of the spine. Immobilization of the spine

10. Exuflation

11. Trauma to the limbs. Means of limb immobilization in traumatized patients.

12. Reduction and immobilization of scapulohumeral sprain. Provisional immobilisation of humerus fracture

13. Provisional immobilisation of femur fracture and calf fracture

14. Mobilisation and transport of the patient. Positions  and ways of transport.

15. First aid in the case of wounds

16. Management principles in multiple-victim accidents. Triage.

17. Hypothermia and hyperthermia.

18. Environmental  emergencies

19. Electrocution. Hanging Submersion  

 Practical work (subjects/themes)

1. Introduction to the technique of first aid. The risks of the rescuers.  Universal precautions.  

2. Primary  and secondary assessment of the adult  and  child. Alterations in  consciousness. Safety position.

3. Obstruction of the  airway.

Causes  and  types of airway obstruction.  

Signs of incomplete airway obstruction.  

Signs of complete airway obstruction.  

Basic maneuvers  and techniques in the opening of the airway (triple Saffar maneuver,  Esmarck maneuver). ).

The modified Heimlich  and  Heimlich  maneuver.  

Aerial path obstructed to the infant-  peculiarities

4. Respiratory stop.

Chain of survival in adults and children

Primary support  of vital functions  in adults  and  children with one or more  rescuers. BLS sequence  (primary assessment, alerting, airway assistance,  ventilation assistance, assistance of circulation, reassessment, interruption of basic vital support).

Early external automatic  defibrillation.

5. Traumatized patient –  generalities,  precautions  and limits of  laic intervention. The chain  of survival in trauma. Cervical  spine protection. Mobilization of the traumatized patient  (Rauteck maneuver, patient return).

6. First aid for the patient with chest trauma .

The 6 rapidly fatal lesions in the thoracic trauma (identification –  emergency first aid).

Potentially fatal injuries in chest trauma (identification).  

Non-lethal injuries in chest trauma (identification).

7. First aid for the hemorrhagic patient. Rapid hemodynamic evaluation. Provisional hemostasis.

8. Traumas of the extremities.

Luxations  and  sprains - identification.

Signs of probability  and  certainty of fractures.

The reasons for the immobilisations of the limbs.

The principles of limb immobilisation.

Immobilization of the fracture of the  forearm,  arm, calf, thigh.

Immobilization of sprain  and  sprain of  ankle, elbow, knee..

9. Mass accidents –  definition, classification. Principles of triage of  traumatized people at the scene of the accident. Principles of evacuation  and transport of the traumatized patient.

10. First aid in special situations  – drowning,  hanging,  electrocution, hypothermia, hyperthermia,  intoxication