Future paramedics from the UP Faculty of Health Sciences (UP FHS) did an excellent job at the 17th annual competition First-Aid Day Ostrava. Among fifteen teams from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the team consisting of Bohdana Vařeková, Sabina Zálešáková, and David Horák won second place.
This year the competition of students of medical rescue took place over two days. “Upon arrival we had an afternoon stage with four stations. We had the opportunity to cooperate with other teams in dealing with an emergency – a simulated bus accident and treatment of a large number of patients. We also intervened in a simulation of a pub fight that resulted in a stab wound,” said Vařeková, a third-year student of emergency medicine.
The night stage, which ended after 2 am, was followed by the day stage, and that was when sleep deprivation and fatigue began to take their toll on the team. “We didn’t do all the tasks to our liking, but we were happy after successfully passing a station, and that kept our spirits high,” said Zálešáková.
The second team from UP FHS, consisting of Kateřina Nedomová, Jaroslav Kubíček, and Kryštof Kubíček, finished seventh. “This is a real success, as our students repeatedly take top positions at this competition. It shows the quality of their preparation for their future profession. I’m really proud of our students,” summed up Marinella Danosová, head of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care.