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The organization of proviving pre-hospital emergency care in combat conditions
ŠPRUNGLOVÁ, Ilona
My bachelor thesis titled Organisation of Providing Pre-hospital Medical Care in Combat Conditions is divided into a theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part I focus on the history of care provided in field conditions, on the legal sphere concerning providing pre-hospital medical care, and on the education of the non-medical workers, including the courses available for the Czech Armed Forces. I also focus on the providing of the first aid in combat and extreme conditions according to the approach of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, where the chapter is separated into parts regarding medical treatment under fire, medical treatment in tactical field care, and medical treatment during the transportation. Chapter First Aid Algorithms follows, consisting of report of the incident, sorting of the wounded, and injury examination. In the last section of the theoretical part I examine medical security, medical equipment, and medical documentation. The research part has one goal: "to elaborate a unified summary of processes of providing pre-hospital medical care in a tactical environment used by paramedics of the Czech Armed Forces and to evaluate their possible implementation into the conditions of the civilian sector, i.e. their possible use by off-site groups of emergency medical care providers." Based on this goal were set down two research questions. Question number 1: "Is it possible to employ the processes of providing pre-hospital medical care used by the Czech Armed Forces in a civilian sphere of emergency medical care providers?" Question number 2: "Is it possible to employ military medical tools and devices also in a civilian sphere of emergency medical care providers?" Answers to these questions were acquired with the help of a qualitative inquiry in form of semi-structured interviews. The inquiry assemblage consisted of six Czech Armed Forces paramedics, five civilian paramedics, and one civilian emergency medical services physician. The respondents were asked ten questions, which were then divided into ten categories. The research showed that the Czech Army Forces and the civilian sphere of emergency medical services are closely connected. This applies to procedures in certain situations or to material equipment.
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