THE USE OF SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES IN RESCUE PROCEEDINGS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

Abstract

Introduction: The text is a response to the results of research conducted on medical rescuers and students of the field of emergency medicine, which unambiguously present a lack of knowledge on the one hand, and the need to acquire knowledge in the field of survival for rescue operations on the other. The work contains one of the survival techniques used in the field using the surrounding environment in the form of the use of plants that have antihemorrhagic properties. The aim: In this text, the main attention has been paid to aspects related to the use of survival techniques in rescue proceedings. At the same time, an attempt was made to present the use of medicinal plants in rescue operations both at the level of first aid and medical rescue operations in extreme conditions, as a complement to the multimodal approach to a trauma patient. Material and methods: The study was conducted at the turn of February and March 2020, which was attended by 52 part-time students in the field of emergency medicine at the University of Social Sciences in Lublin. Among the research techniques, a proprietary survey created for the purpose of verifying the topic of work was used, consisting of the record and questions determining the legitimacy of using survival techniques in rescue operations. Results: Almost all of the surveyed students believe that theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of survival would be useful in the profession of a paramedic, while the majority of respondents claim that first degree studies in the field of emergency medicine do not prepare a paramedic to work in crisis and extreme conditions. Conclusions: There is potential that gives us the natural environment in the form of plants that can be successfully used in rescue operations in difficult terrain. In addition, both students and paramedics show interest and training need in the use of survival techniques used in rescue operations. Therefore, one should strive to create a unified framework program for teaching future paramedics, based on current knowledge in the field of survival techniques used in emergency medical services already at the Higher Education level.