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Problematics of mountaineers' nutrition
Honzejková, Kateřina ; Vilikus, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Vágnerová, Tereza (referee)
Nutrition of both professional and occasional climbers in high altitude is often discussed topic in sports nutrition. Specially with latest studies showing connection between poor nutrition and high altitude sickness development. Dehydration in particular has a huge effect on the body at these altitudes and can be responsible for many of the symptoms previously attributed to hypoxia. The research was focused on the theoretical part, in which basic issue of nutrition and hydration are shown, as well as the acute issues that climbers may have experience on their journey to high altitude. The practical part was evaluated by a quantitative approach with the help of a questionnaire survey and its evaluation. The questionnaire was anonymous, nonstandardized with open and closed questions. A total of 68 respondents participated in the research. The results of the investigation are evaluated and discussed in the final parts of the thesis. The main objective of the thesis was focused on the dietary habits of respondents during their stay in high altitude, their awareness of the risks resulting from poor nutrition and dehydration and assess how much care respondents take about nutrition and hydration during their travels. Four hypotheses were set for the thesis. Key words: Nutrition; hydratation; acute...
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Risks occurring in connection with effects of the abnormal physical pressure on the human organism in the specific environment
ŠEBERKA, Jan
With extending possibilities the present population has available, also a number of injuries occurring in extreme environments for example under the water level or in the above the sea level higher than 2400 meters is expected to grow. This bachelor thesis called Risks occurring in connection with effects of the abnormal physical pressure on the human organism in the specific environment summarizes in the contents the risks and diseases which may occur under the changed conditions. The target of this thesis was to map the knowledge of the differential diagnostic procedures and of the following adequate therapy of the states caused by abnormal physical pressure of the employees of the medical rescue service and employees of the mountain service in Liberec region and in the surroundings. In the introduction of the theoretical part, basic physical information is presented. For example how the human organism compensates the normal, increased or decreased physical pressure. Moreover the theoretical part deals with the particular diseases occurring as a consequence of the increased or decreased pressure in the environment. For each of them the name of the disease is stated, its characteristics, patho- physiology, clinical symptoms and the respective therapy. Also the recompression treatment in the decompression chamber and location of these decompression chambers in the Czech Republic is stated here. It follows from the thesis that more than one half of the medical and mountain rescuer are well orientated in this issue. However, we find here the questions in which they were not sure. It follows from the research which is the subject of the practical part of the bachelor thesis that the mountain rescuers have a more extensive knowledge in the field of the alpine medicine than the medical rescuers. Medical rescuers, however, have shown better knowledge in the diving accidents. It follows from the thesis that the incidence of these kinds of injuries is not high, however, this fact should not lead the medical and mountain rescuers to the opinion that they do not need further education in the given branch. On the contrary, it would be suitable to organize a seminar on this topic and to increase in this way the level of knowledge of the members of the medical rescue service and members of the mountain service in the field of the alpine and diving medicine.
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