Treatment of a patient with thermal injury in pre-hospital urgent care

The topic of this bachelor thesis is Treatment of a patient with thermal injury in prehospital emergency care. The theoretical part informs about the basics of anatomy and physiology, division of thermal injuries, classification and evaluation of extend of burns. Other chapters are dedicated to proper treatment and direction without unnecessary prolongation, leading to an increase in chance of survival of these patients.For the empirical part of the bachelor thesis, three goals were set. First goal was to map out the knowledge of paramedics considering the issue of thermal injuries. Second goal was to map out the approach of paramedics in case of a thermal injury in an adult patient. Last goal was to map out the approach of paramedics in case of a thermal injury in a paediatric patient. The research part was carried out via qualitative method, using semi-structured interviews. The interviews consisted of fifteen questions, which were prepared in advance, and were conducted with the paramedics of the Emergency medical services of the South Bohemia region. There were also ten randomly selected paramedics involved in the research from the regional centres of the South Bohemia region, four paramedics from České Budějovice and six from Jindřichův Hradec, to be exact.The research study has shown, that paramedics are completely oriented in the given topic and have enough knowledge to provide prehospital emergency care in case of thermal injuries. We are convinced, that all the goals were fulfilled.The conclusion contains evaluation of the goals, summary of the research study and recommendations for both the paramedics and the lay public