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Non-professional rescue in high mountains
VAVRDA, Lukáš
The thesis deals with risks of travelling to high mountains and rescue in high mountains before provision of professional rescue. It summarizes major risks and most common injuries in high mountains and researches preparedness and equipment of laymen to provide first aid. It also proposes procedures to increase the chance of surviving in high mountains through education of people, going to high mountains, which can contribute on potentional increase of successfull rescue operations, initiated by laymen. Object of the thesis is to research risks of travelling to high mountains and rescue operations before professional rescue, which can last longer than in valley due to either arduous terrain or bad weather conditions and it is necessary to provide first aid in order to rescue the patient. This target was reached by qualitative research, dealing with six respondents. Scientific contribution of the tesis are the rescue cards, usable to educate laymen those cards were made according to conclusion, that lamen have got lack of skills in rescue techniques, required for travelling to high mountains.

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