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Ethical Principles of Czech Journalists in Reporting about Terrorism
Navrátilová, Barbora ; Hanzal, Jaromír (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
An emergency situation like terrorism brings many dilemmas to media ethics This thesis focuses on the question of how selected Czech journalists ethically cover the topic of terrorism, even though the Czech Republic has not experienced a major terrorist attack of the kind seen in Western Europe after 2015. First, the concept of terrorism and its forms and trends are described, then the relationship between terrorism and the media is presented. To illustrate how codes of ethics think about such events, three Czech audiovisual media codes and three foreign ones, available in English, are compared. In the empirical part, the paper focuses on data from qualitative research and follows the principles of grounded theory. Interviews with eight journalists provide insight into how they think about ethics when reporting on terrorism, what rules they have developed and what other ethical areas they draw rules from. Among the principles they name, verifying information, not publishing explicit footage without reason, or trying to suppress information about a terrorist. Another finding is that selected journalists perceive that terrorists want to gain visibility through the media and by reporting on the acts, journalists help fulfill their cause. The result of the thesis is not a comprehensive theory but an...
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Knowledge of a selected group of the population in the Karlovy Vary region about behavior during emergencies
Ernestová, Agnes ; Váchová, Alena (advisor) ; Kovaříková, Miroslava (referee)
The content of this thesis deals with emergency situations and behavior during their occurrence. The main objective was to investigate the awareness of the population of the Karlovy Vary region regarding behavior during emergency situations. This knowledge was verified by a questionnaire survey, which also tested the theoretical knowledge of the population in this field. Based on the results obtained from the questionnaire, a proposal for a possible two-hour seminar was created to supplement the missing knowledge and strengthen the existing one. The theoretical part is focused on the definition of an emergency event and its classification according to the method of occurrence. The issue of civilian protection is also addressed, including the evacuation of civilians, warning of the population, evacuation bags, and improvised means of protection. The reader will also learn what a crisis situation is and how to distinguish between its types. The basic components of the integrated rescue system and their tasks are listed here as well. The last chapter covers selected emergency events and recommendations on how to behave during them. The practical part is devoted to the research survey itself. The results were evaluated from 142 questionnaires from residents of the Karlovy Vary region. The condition for...
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Communication as part of nursing care in the emergency department
KREJČÍ, Natálie
Abstract The aim of this thesis was to chart the specifics of communication between nurses and patients in the emergency department. Two research questions were formulated based on this goal: "What are patients' experiences with communication from nurses in the emergency department?" and "What communication problems occur between nurses and patients in the emergency department?" Additionally, two hypotheses were developed, namely: "Nurses' knowledge of communication principles differs according to their level of education" and "Nurses' knowledge of communication principles differs by length of experience." A mixed research strategy was used, including semi-structured interviews and an unstandardised questionnaire. The study involved 12 patients treated in the emergency department and 216 nurses working in the department. The interviews were evaluated with the open coding method, using pencil and paper, and the results were subsequently categorised. Hypotheses were tested using nonparametric correlation Spearman's correlation coefficient in IBM SPSS Statistics 28 program. The results of the qualitative research emphasise the importance of communication in the emergency department. Patients evaluate their experiences primarily based on the approach and communication from the staff. The most frequently reported communication issues are unsuitable communication from nurses, followed by the staff not having enough time, high numbers of patients in the waiting room, and insufficient information. The quantitative results demonstrate a statistically significant effect between nurses' educational level and knowledge of communication principles. The test result yielded a p-value of 0.01%. Thus, the higher the educational attainment, the higher the knowledge of communication principles. In contrast, there was no statistically significant association between the length of experience and knowledge of communication principles. According to the test result, the p-value was 19.6%. Therefore, knowledge of communication principles is not related to nurses' experience. The most common barriers from the perspective of nurses are aggression from patients and a lack of time. One of the solutions to the barriers is certainly to increase the number of staff and to ensure lifelong communication skills education for nurses.
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Preparation for crisis management in Jindřichův Hradec, a.s.
DIVIŠOVÁ, Anna
The topic of the thesis is "Crisis preparedness of the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec a.s." The introduction to the theoretical part of the thesis is an introduction to the crisis management of the hospital. The thesis also focuses on the basic concepts used in the field of crisis management and the current legislation in this area. The next topic of the thesis deals with the structure and authorities of the crisis management of the hospital. Because of this topic it was appropriate to include chapters on risk analysis and crisis preparedness of the hospital. At the beginning of the practical part I introduce the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec a.s. from its history to the present. In the practical part I focused on the assessment of the crisis preparedness of the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec a.s. and using SWOT analysis to create procedures to improve the crisis preparedness of the hospital. 1. What are the risks that could lead to a crisis situation? 2. What is the level of crisis preparedness of Jindřichův Hradec Hospital, a.s. for selected crisis situations? To create the research part of the thesis, a SWOT analysis of risks was carried out, where the analysis was used to determine the possible risks and then to evaluate the optimal procedure for dealing with the crisis situation in the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec, a.s. It was found that the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec a.s. is very well prepared for some crisis situations. Through the analysis, it was also found that the hospital can improve its crisis preparedness in case of drug shortages, which was a very topical issue during the pandemic. The results of this work can be used to evaluate whether the Hospital Jindřichův Hradec a.s. is sufficiently prepared for crisis situations. The findings could be useful for improving the hospital's crisis preparedness.
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Protection and evacuation of persons living in social facilities in the district of Strakonice during emergencies.
TKADLEC, Zdeněk
The subject of this diploma thesis is the protection and evacuation of persons living in social facilities during emergencies. Residential social facilities in Strakonice, Blatná and Osek were selected and evaluated for the purpose of this thesis. There are different social facilities based on the purpose and type of services provided: residential homes for disabled people, senior residential homes, social services provided in medical institutions of institutional care, asylum homes, halfway houses and others. The aim was to establish the readiness of these facilities to react effectively in case of an emergency and to determine the potential shortcomings. The thesis has a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part contains of an overview of sources regarding the subject. Five social facilities complying with the determined criteria were addressed for the research carried out in the practical part. A questionnaire containing 32 questions and six subquestions was sent to the selected facilities. The questionnaire focused on the structure of clients, preparedness and foreknowledge in case that an emergency should occur was sent to each of the selected facility. Also precaution matters were taken into consideration in the questionnaire. The results were obtained by qualitative analysis of data obtained from the questionnaire. For more detailed information interviews were carried out with addressed respondents. The discussion analysis the content of the research part and points out the shortcomings of each facility. There were two aims of the thesis. To evaluace the readiness of protection and evacuation of persons living in social facilities and compare the readiness of protection and evacuation of persons in different types of social facilities.
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Community Approaches to health care during and after crisis situation
KUČEROVÁ, Barbora
This thesis deals with issues of community care with regard to community health care during and after emergencies. The theoretical part aims to introduce the general topic of community care. The first chapters of this thesis are dedicated to community care and utilization of community nursing care, including the history and development of community care in the Czech Republic as well as outside its territory. The thesis further provides a summary of institutions, health and social services within community care, including the possibility of home care. It also deals with the role of community nurses and their involvement in the process of community planning. Another important part of this thesis is the issue of emergencies where the term "emergency" is defined, and divisions of emergencies and the cooperation of integrated response system are described. The thesis furthermore concentrates on the procedures of the ambulance service during emergencies including emergencies with polytrauma and the subsequent treatment in health-care facilities. One of the goals of this thesis is to describe the role of medics during emergencies and the role they play in caring for patients coming from different communities. Further chapters deal with specific community health care: elderly people, children, people with disabilities, groups of different cultures - ethnic and national minorities. It also deals with the specifics of providing health care from the point of view of religion. The practical part is dedicated to quantitative survey of knowledge of medics in issues of community health care across different levels of education and different ranks. A research question was determined: What is the understanding and professional level of medics in the community care setting during and after an emergency? The respondent data was obtained in the form of a questionnaire and results are shown in diagrams. The questionnaires aimed to find out whether the respondents had ever heard the term "community care" and to find out their theoretical knowledge on this issue. However, the main point was to evaluate how vast is their practical experience.
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Information for the protection of the population for the citizens of the Týn nad Vltavou ORP on its website
TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ, Marie
The diploma thesis deals with the issues of population protection in the district of Týn nad Vltavou. The aim of this work is to analyse the website of the administrative district of Týn nad Vltavou (as the municipality with extended powers) to protect the population. The partial goal is to find out whether the website provides all necessary for the protection of the population in the emergency planning zone of the Temelín nuclear power plant. The last goal was to survey how citizens use the web pages of the district of Týn nad Vltavou and how they understand them. In order to meet these objectives, an analysis of the Týn nad Vltavou website in the field of population protection and a questionnaire survey of the level of knowledge of the population on this topic is performed. At first we will get acquainted with the area of Týn nad Vltavou. Then we will continue with the current state of protection of the population in our territory and legal norms. The next part mentions the position and tasks of a crisis management worker. An essential part of the work are the tasks of population protection and their characteristics, which are a necessary part of knowledge in this area. Specifically, it concerns the protection of the population at the level of the municipality with extended powers and technical and organizational measures to protect the population, such as, in particular, warning, notification and emergency information of the population; evacuation; hiding; civil defense; civil protection and, as a last resort, general warnings and their importance. An integral part is the knowledge of crisis situations, which are discussed in the work. Following the theoretical part, which is based on a literary search of documents addressing the issue, the work continues with a practical part, which is based on the analysis and comparison of information content in the field of population protection on the website of Týn nad Vltavou. This analysis shows that enough information provided on the website is rated at 85 %. Furthermore, a questionnaire survey was conducted, with the result that most respondents rated the website very positively and also the comprehensibility of information in the field of population protection. The final evaluation of the website providing comprehensible information for the citizens of the Týn nad Vltavou district is evaluated as YES.
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Management of extraordinary events in the competence of the Police of Czech Republic
ŠÍR, Martin
This diploma thesis discusses the handling of the emergency events within the competence of the police of the Czech Republic with a focus on the deployment of the newly created position of the police incident commander. In the first part of the work, an emergency event is defined; the history and reasons for the creation of the police incident commander and the method of command at the scene of an emergency situation are discussed. In the practical part, qualitative research is carried out using structured interviews with the commanders of the basic serviced of the integrated rescue system in capital city Prague. Subsequently, a case report is made by analyzing two selected extraordinary events. At the end, a questionnaire survey focused on the knowledge about the police incident commander by file members of the basic services of the integrated rescue services.
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The analysis of transport infrastructure of the city České Budějovice during an emergency situation with a focus on public transport provider
ŠIMKOVÁ, Hana
The subject of this Master's Diploma thesis is an analysis of the transport infrastructure in the city of České Budějovice during an emergency situation with focus on transport providers. The goal of this research is to find out on what level the providers of the city public transportation are prepared to respond to outstanding and extraordinary situations that impact the city's transport infrastructure. The theoretical part of this thesis deals with the definition of basic terms which are related to the issues of chosen topic. The theoretical part then mainly focuses on the individual means of transportation in the Czech Republic and the approach from the perspective of the European Union. Part of the practical section of this thesis is the basic characteristics of the city of České Budějovice and the public transportation provided on its municipality area. The interaction between the individual means of transportation is then described with regard to the integrated transportation system. In the research part, a selection of elements of transportation that needs to be protected due to their importance and essentiality is concluded. Then, there is also a controlled interview with an employee of the Transportation Company of the city of České Budějovice. With the help of a multicriteria analysis, the risks that may endanger the identified elements of interest, e.g. public transportation stops, are identified. Based on all the obtained information and the results of the analysis, preventative measures that might significantly help in case of an actual emergency are provided to the Transportation Company. In addition, the conducted multicriteria analysis of risks can be used as a platform for possible planning processes.
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Types of emergencies and the specific role of the medical rescue service during emergencies with mass disabilities
SVOBODOVÁ, Adéla
The aim of the present diploma thesis was forming a general list about emergencies focused on specifics of emergency medical service with mass disability. The theoretical part includes basic terms and legistative. The individual chapters include summary information about the integrated rescue system and the position of the emergency medical service in dealing with emergencies with an emphasis on an emergency with a mass disability. The work deals with the acceptance of the call at the medical operating center, the reporting of departure crews from the place of occurrence and the emergency management structure. The research was done using a qualitative method using a semi-structured interview focusing on the issue of emergencies with mass disabilities, patient classification and personal experience of the staff of the Medical Rescue Service of the South Bohemia with emergencies. After a detailed analysis of the interviews, we realized that the majority of informants have a sufficient to above-average amount of theoretical knowledge in this area. The knowledge of paramedics regarding the general overview and sorting methods (START, Identification and sorting card) was at a very good level. On the contrary, lower knowledge was reflected in the issue of trauma planning. Most of the interviewed paramedics pointed to good theoretical teaching, in preparation for dealing with an emergency, but the respondents emphasized the need to increase the frequency of practical training. Adapting training and practical exercises for the current needs of paramedics would certainly help.
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