Rescue techniques and procedures

The book provides a detailed overview of the material and technical equipment of emergency medical service vehicles in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic in accordance with current legislation. It explains in detail the medical equipment used by paramedics, with a thorough description of its use and settings for various clinical conditions.

The publication guides the reader through paramedic techniques step by step, not only through text but also with clear, professionally produced photo documentation. The reader gains expert and practically oriented knowledge about the comprehensive use of medical equipment, including the indications for its deployment when algorithmically managing a patient's acute condition.

The publication is intended for students of emergency healthcare, paramedics in practice, and doctors specialising in emergency medicine who use the presented rescue techniques and technologies in their profession. The book can also be used by healthcare professionals in emergency departments who work with the described material and technical equipment.

The content of the book is focused on mapping the relevant legislation, followed by a presentation of the techniques and procedures used, which logically follow on from each other when providing pre-hospital emergency care. Example: ABCDE – Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure. The reader smoothly goes through the process of primary patient treatment using paramedic techniques and procedures, from diagnosis and transport to handover at the destination healthcare facility, using the material and technical equipment available in the ambulance service vehicles.