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Rescuer's communication skills with foreigner
HLÁVKOVÁ, Petra
The subject matter of this undergraduate thesis is the ability of a paramedic to communicate with a foreigner. The theoretical part describes communication itself and it´s forms. It further deals with foreigners to be found in the Czech Republic and the very end includes information about the Emergency Medical Servis and paramedics. The practical part sets two subjectives. The first one is to determine the ability of a paramedic to communicate with a foreigner. The other to detect problems that might occur within such communication. The thesis uses the method of a semi-structured interview. The interviews were led with the Medical Rescue Servis of the South Bohemian Region´s paramedics and foreigners with no knowledge of the Czech language. The results were put in 5 and 9 categories, which helped to meet the objective. The results show that the interviewed paramedics are able to communicate with the foreigners by different means, sometimes with the help of various aids, their colleagues, witnesses of family members present at the place. The research also showed that the most common problem in communication with a foreigner is the language barrier. The main benefit of the thesis the awareness of problems that a paramedic can face in communication with foreigner and possible use various aids to make such communication easier.

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