Kształcenie ratowników medycznych w Polsce - proponowane rozwiązania

Alongside emergency physicians and emergency nurses, the profession of medical emergency care practitioners (paramedics) is the key occupation in the medical emergency sen/ice system which is now being developed in Poland. Responsible tertiary education in the field of medical emergency care aims to prepare specialised medical professionals who are able to undertake independent emergency care on the site of an accident, mass accident and disaster, especially when rescuing people whose health or life is at risk. Knowledge and practical skills obtained during the training and the overall skills of medical emergency personnel largely determine the effectiveness of medical emergency procedures undertaken by such staff on site. The author discusses challenges and problems related to education of medical emergency staff in Poland’s schools of tertiary education, focusing on the experience of the Medical University in Lublin. The plan and curriculum presented in the paper received a mark of distinction from the Ministry of Health in Poland as a model document for other schools in Poland which train specialists in the field of medical emergency care.Zawod ratownika medycznego, obok zawodu lekarza ratunkowego i pielęgniarki ratunkowej, jest kluczowym zawodem w tworzonym w Polsce systemie ratownictwa medycznego. Odpowiedzialne kształcenie w szkołach wyższych na kierunku ratownictwo medyczne ma na celu przygotowanie wyspecjalizowanej kadry medycznej, zdolnej do samodzielnych działań ratunkowych na miejscu wypadku, wypadku masowego i katastrofy, zwłaszcza w zakresie ratowania osob w stanie bezpośredniego zagrożenia życia lub zdrowia. Wiedza i umiejętności praktyczne zdobyte podczas nauki zawodu oraz sprawność ratownika medycznego w znacznym stopniu decydują o skuteczności medycznych czynności ratunkowych podejmowanych przez niego na miejscu nagłego zdarzenia. Autor omawia wyzwania i problemy kształcenia ratownikow medycznych w szkołach wyższych w Polsce, ze szczegolnym uwzględnieniem doświadczeń Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie. Przedstawiony w pracy plan i program nauczania został wyrożniony przez Ministerstwo Zdrowia i uznany za wzorcowy dokument dla innych uczelni w Polsce prowadzących kształcenie na kierunku ratownictwo medyczne

Analysis of the professional burnout syndrome in selected groups

The research was to analyze representations of burnout syndrome in four groups of professionals, including sex, age and susceptibility to stressful factors. The research was conducted out among: teachers, banks’ employees, building administration employees, employees of renovation and construction companies. The highest rate of stress was observed among teachers and bank employees, but connected to the national sector, because of increased contact with multitudinous people. The stressful factors that were encountered: burden of work, conflicts with co-workers and superiors. Low income, fear from being judged were predominant causes in cases of teachers and bank employees; family issues were a stressful factor in a teacher’s profession. The main components of burnout syndrome were distinguished among teachers and employees of renovation and construction companies between the age of 31-40 and bank employees and building administration employees between the age of 41-50

Skull fractures in car accidents: Types and Causes

Brain injury may be the result of a sudden blow to the head or head impact. The result is damage at the site of application of force and damage of the remote location. The force acting on the head causes not only local effects through the oppression, but also puts in motion the head, which causes the cranial structuresThe aim of the study was to characterize head injuries with special attention to their types.After regaining consciousness, and coming out of immediate danger of life reveals a number of problems the nature of neurological, psychological and neuropsychological, the latter reveal the disorder is sometimes quite late due to their discrete natureA serious problem is post traumatic stress disorder in the form of fear, helplessness, feelings of constant threat. In extreme cases, they represent a permanent team apical or brain death occurs

Child abuse: will the doctor report?

The phenomenon of child abuse is a very important social issue, not only globally, but also in Poland. There is a silent consent in the Polish society for violence against children. The research presents the issues of the children abuse issue and forms. The most important are: physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse and negligence. Also research presents the legal instruments governing the obligation to report cases of violence against children including medical confidentiality It is still necessary to sensitize the doctors, and especially the paediatricians about the abused child issues, as well as to educate and broaden knowledge in the scope of recognizing such phenomena. The doctors’ involvement and their will to act towards the social and legal direction, by helping the family and the child are also important. In the current situation, reporting of abuse cases and non-medical actions regarding this issue is mainly a moral and professional obligation of a doctor, coming mainly from the care about patient’s health

Epidemiology of road traffic accidents in adults. A systematic review

Road accidents are a serious problem of the modern world. They are one of the main causes of injuries and are the third most numerous cause of death. Every year, about one million people, adults and children, die on the roads and several millions are injured. Mortality rate due to injuries from road accidents amounts to 2,2% of all deaths in the world.The research presents a mechanism of traffic accidents, pathophysiology of injury, partition of car accidents and characterized the insults of victims in various types of automobile accidents.Injuries resulting from road accidents have numerous substantial consequences as they are related with releasing large amounts of kinetic energy which must be absorbed. Kinetic energy absorbing is the basic mechanism of injury arising during road accidents.In apprising an automobile accident should take into consideration the type of the car accident and the extent of damage to the vehicle People participating in road accidents of high energy are especially endangered with substantial injuries. There is a close relationship between the rate of vehicle damages and seriousness of casualties' injuries

Evacuation of victims in mass events and disasters

The tasks of health in mass events, disasters and emergency Situations ensue from the specific nature of each event, which determines the scale of the needs and difficulties needed to refrain. Emergency medical procedures at the mass event and disasters called the doctrine of conduct mass loss, requires a complete change in thinking and withdrawal from the Generally Accepted Principles of treatment From the efficient organization of the rescue operation depends on the success of the entire treatment process. The aid time and providing the victims of the accident to the hospital usually we decides about the fate of the victim. The article presents the medical rescue activities used during mass accidents and disasters and discusses the Principles of evacuation

Tasks of the hospital emergency department during disasters

Hospital emergency departments with emergency medical teams are the basic units of the National Medical Rescue System. Hospital emergency department is an independent organizational unit within the meaning of the hospital health care facilities, providing the benefits of health care that persons in a state of sudden health threat, satisfying the Requirements of the Act of 8 September 2006 about the National Medical Rescue System. In research presents the procedure of dealing in the situation of a disaster of the hospital emergency department. Characterized in details the mobilization personnel system, the role of hospital emergency staff and hospital staff jobs in emergency department in the situation of disaster

LEGAL ACTS OPERATING IN POLAND CONCERNING FIRST AID

Patrycja Misztal-Okońska, Mariusz Goniewicz, Kamil Bednarz. LEGAL ACTS OPERATING IN POLAND CONCERNING FIRST AID. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(11):103-109. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1044017 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5015 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 20.10.2017. Revised: 21.10.2017. Accepted: 08.11.2017. LEGAL ACTS OPERATING IN POLAND CONCERNING FIRST AID Patrycja Misztal-Okońska, Mariusz Goniewicz, Kamil Bednarz 1 Medical Rescue Department of Medical University of Lublin Abstract Having knowledge and skills in first aid is extremely important as this has a huge impact on the health and life of the injured person during an emergency. In Poland, the issue of the obligation to provide first aid is governed by a number of legal acts, so that citizens can feel secure in the hope that they will be assisted by witnesses if necessary. The paper presents the legal acts in force in Poland that mention the obligation to provide first aid. Its aim, in addition to discussing the most important laws and regulations, is to emphasize the essential need to acquire and update skills in this area. Keywords: first aid, legal act

Population biobanking in selected European countries and proposed model for a Polish national DNA bank

Population biobanks offer new opportunities for public health, are rudimentary for the development of its new branch called Public Health Genomics, and are important for translational research. This article presents organizational models of population biobanks in selected European countries. Review of bibliography and websites of European population biobanks (UK, Spain, Estonia). Some countries establish national genomic biobanks (DNA banks) in order to conduct research on new methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the genetic and lifestyle diseases and on pharmacogenetic research. Individual countries have developed different organizational models of these institutions and specific legal regulations regarding various ways of obtaining genetic data from the inhabitants, donors’ rights, organizational and legal aspects. Population biobanks in European countries were funded in different manners. In light of these solutions, the authors discuss prospects of establishing a Polish national genomic biobank for research purpose. They propose the creation of such an institution based on the existing network of blood-donation centres and clinical biobanks in Poland

Access to automatic defibrillation at airports on an example of Warsaw Chopin Airport

Sudden cardiac arrest and cessation of blood circulation is the most common cause of death of people around the world. Immediate notification of emergency services and cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) increases the chances of survivors. Warsaw Chopin Airport is the only public place in Poland and the third one in Europe where a complex and integrated life saving system has been implemented in the ICC.The paper presents an analysis of the access to automatic defibrillation at airports at the Warsaw Chopin Airpor