Protecting the population in a social care institution with a large number of people

Thesis topic is "Protecting the population in a social care institution with a large number of people". The theoretical part deals with issues of self-help and simple human assistance perception, which is a cornerstone of protecting the population. It is important to realize that the experience and the memory makes us ready and durable, but also vulnerable and fearful, and that prevention and preparedness are not identical. The thesis describes the history of the civil protection and its current status. These issues are constantly evolving and it is necessary to constantly respond to current threats not only in the area of law-making, but also preventatively and practically. The aim of the thesis is to identify the readiness of the staff in the Home for the elderly in Blatná to a possible outbreak of an emergency or crisis situation. The result of this thesis is to design measures to improve the readiness of personnel in social care institutions with applications for the Home for the elderly in Blatná. To clarify the objectives of the thesis a questionnaire construction was used focused on finding out the level of awareness of the personnel in the field of civil protection. Office staff, technical support, nursing and health care personnel have participated in the research. The research was conducted in June 2015. Collected data are sorted in the chapter "Results" and the results of these investigations are clearly displayed using graphs. The questionnaires were evaluated by descriptive and mathematical statistics. After evaluating the results of the level of awareness of the personnel in the field of protecting the population and after a consultation with the management of the Home for the elderly, a set of measures has been suggested and implemented to improve awareness using presentation. Preparedness and awareness of the staff in the Home for the elderly in Blatná to emergency and crisis situations, identified by questionnaire research was only partial, according to the documents related to protection of the population, and its level should be increased. The thesis can be an inspiration to the desired upgrade of the improving the preparedness of the personnel in the area of civil protection in social care institutions and to desirable change of the inappropriate name of the document dealing with emergency and crisis situations in the Home for the elderly in Blatná. Updates proposal and recommended development of the document are also parts of the thesis. The thesis also suggests measures to deal with the possible emergence of a fire in the clients' kitchenette. By a verification of information obtained from the presentation, which has been held in the Home for the elderly in Blatná in order to increase the level of personnel awareness of the people in the field of civil protection, it was found by identical questionnaires that staff awareness in the social care institution increased very positively. The readiness of social care institution for different emergencies is a very important factor in the managing these situations. By managing or mismanaging one event people are going to manage or mismanage following events