First Aid Field of study: Medical Physics
Programme code: W4-S1FM19.2025

Module name: First Aid
Module code: W4-FM-S1-2-23-14
Programme code: W4-S1FM19.2025
Semester: summer semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The information provided in the workshop includes: Definition of immediate life-threatening condition, symptoms, and consequences. The role of time, body temperature, and environment in rescue capabilities and outcomes after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Concept of resuscitation and reanimation, their origin, scope, and significance. Emergency medical services system in Poland, responsibilities of the state and citizens. The concept of the golden hour, chain of survival, procedures for mass incidents, principles of triage at the scene. Safety principles for the injured and rescuers. Selected life-threatening conditions in children and adults, such as out-of-hospital childbirth, neonatal asphyxia, febrile seizures, laryngitis and laryngotracheitis in children, myocardial infarction, shock patients, fainting, unconscious patients, risk of aspiration, airway obstruction, preventive methods. Recovery position, its execution, monitoring, and hazards. Basic rights of the injured during resuscitation. Limits of resuscitation.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Can assess the condition of a critically injured person and evaluate further risks, applying necessary safety measures for both the rescuer and the injured in specific conditions of providing first aid. [E1]
 U03 [4/5] K05 [4/5] IU01 [4/5] IK01 [4/5] IK03 [4/5]
Is familiar with accompanying symptoms of life-threatening conditions in different age groups. [E2]
 W02 [3/5] W04 [3/5] IK03 [3/5]
Can conduct an examination to determine the overall condition of the injured person within the required timeframe. [E3]
 U03 [3/5] U04 [3/5] K05 [3/5] IU01 [3/5] IK03 [3/5]
Can perform maneuvers to clear the airways, protect the cervical spine, and protect the injured person from hypothermia. [E4]
 U03 [4/5] U04 [4/5] K05 [4/5] IU01 [4/5] IK03 [4/5]
Knows the procedure and method of notifying emergency services (location of the incident, type of incident, extent of damage, number of casualties, general condition of the injured). [E5]
 W01 [5/5] W02 [5/5] K05 [5/5] IK01 [5/5] IK03 [5/5]
Can apply basic life-saving techniques such as artificial respiration and chest compressions, and is familiar with the sequence of actions for different age groups: newborn, child, adult. [E6]
 W02 [4/5] W04 [4/5] W05 [4/5] K05 [4/5] IK03 [4/5]
Knows the principles of operation, indications for use, and has the ability to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). [E7]
 W03 [4/5] IW01 [4/5]
Knows the procedures for unconscious patients, prevention of airway obstruction, and aspiration. [E8]
 W02 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
workshop [FZ1] 15 Description [a03] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Demonstration-imitation [c06] 
Working with a computer [d01] 
Simulation [e07]  		course work E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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