Course: History of Emergency Medicine

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Course title History of Emergency Medicine
Course code KAZ/HIEM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Lochmannová Alena, Mgr. Ing. Ph.D. et Ph.D., MBA
Course content
Introduction to the historical development of emergency medicine Important personalities of emergency medicine War medicine, ethical aspects of emergency and war medicine History of disaster and mass casualty medicine The evolution of patient triage The world history of emergency medicine History and development of paramedicine in the Czech Republic Comparison of paramedic education - before and today Development of international cooperation in the field of emergency care Important historical documents and literary sources in paramedicine Reading historical sources

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
are not required
Skills
are not required
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterises the historical development of emergency medicine, disaster medicine and the profession of paramedic
lists and introduces important historical personalities in the field of emergency medicine and paramedicine
Skills
searches for and works with historical sources in the context of the development of emergency medicine, disaster medicine and the paramedic profession
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Textual studies
Competences
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • ENGS, Ruth Clifford. Health and Medicine through History: From Ancient Practices to 21st-Century Innovations. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2019. ISBN 978-1440858918.
  • Huecker MR, Shreffler J, Platt M, O'Brien D, Stanton R, Mulligan T, Thomas J. Emergency Medicine History and Expansion into the Future: A Narrative Review. 2022.


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